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The Uptown Cosmopolitan

10 min • 1 to 2 servings •
Andrew Sachs
Red cocktail in a sugar-rimmed glass with a lime wedge, next to a cocktail shaker and bowl of limes on a kitchen counter.

Here’s a cosmopolitan for special occasions where only the finest ingredients and formal presentation will suffice. I don’t specify a vodka because there are so many wonderful choices. It comes down to personal taste.

Perhaps you will share your favorites in the comments below.

Ready

  • 2 parts vodka
  • 1 part Cointreau
  • 1 part cranberry juice
  • ½ part fresh lime juice
  • ½ part simple syrup
  • Dash of orange bitters (optional)
  • Sugar to rim glass

    • Set

  • Cocktail Shaker
  • Ice
  • Small plate

    • Go!

  • Chill cocktail glasses in freezer for five minutes prior to serving.
  • Remove glasses from freezer.
  • Rub lime wedge around the top edge of the glasses and roll in sugar. When done you should have a thin line of sugar around the top edge.
  • Pour vodka, cointreau, cranberry juice, lime, and simple syrup into cocktail shaker.
  • Add a dash of bitters.
  • Add ice, shake well and without haste pour into rimmed cocktail glasses.
  • Garnish with a thin wedge of lime.
  • Serve and enjoy.

    • Recommendations

    If you don’t have orange bitters, you can make your simple syrup with the orange zest. It is after all the little touches that make a big difference.

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