A Cosmopolitan is a cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice. Informally referred to as a Cosmo, the Cosmopolitan is usually served in a cocktail glass. For this reason it is often erroneously categorized as a martini because martinis are also served in cocktail glasses. cocktail In general, a cocktail is a mix of several substances, usually liquids. ... Look up Vodka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Vodka is a typically colorless liquor, usually distilled from fermented grain. ... Triple sec is a colorless, orange-flavored liqueur used in thousands of mixed drinks and recipes as a sweetening and flavoring agent. ... Species Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium microcarpum Vaccinium oxycoccus The cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs in the genus Vaccinium subgenus Oxycoccus, or in some treatments, in the distinct genus Oxycoccus. ... Lime is actually an ambiguous term in the context of fruit, referring to a number of different citruses with typically round, green to yellow fruits, 3-6 cm in diameter, generally containing sour pulp, and frequently associated with the lemon. ... An amber tinted cocktail glass A cocktail glass is a narrow drinking glass having a stem and a wide, shallow, inverted cone fixed above it to hold liquid. ... The martini is a cocktail made with gin and dry white vermouth. ...

Cosmo is light pink in color, if it appears in red, the cosmo has too much cranberry juice. Cosmo has a high alcohol content.

Recipe

A simple recipe is:

• 1 part vodka
• 1 part lime juice
• 1 part Cointreau or triple sec
• few drops of cranberry juice

Shake with ice and strain into well chilled glass. Garnish with lime wedge, lemon twist, or an orange peel. Cointreau is an orange-flavored liqueur similar to triple sec and to Grand Marnier. ... Triple sec is a colorless, orange-flavored liqueur used in thousands of mixed drinks and recipes as a sweetening and flavoring agent. ... A garnish is a substance used primarily as an embellishment or decoration to a prepared food or drink item. ... Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ... Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis and its fruit. ...

Some variations call for sour mix instead of lime juice. Sour mix is used in many cocktails. ...

The Cosmopolitan was popularized among young women by the show "Sex and the City", and is constantly stereotyped as the effeminate gay man's drink. Sex and the City is an American cable television program based on the book of the same name. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...

A delicious alternative is to substitute Concord grape juice (preferably freshly pressed) for the cranberry juice.

Related drinks

The origin and history of the Cosmopolitan seems to be unknown, but it is sometimes grouped with other cocktails such as Margaritas that use sour, citrus flavors and sweet syrups as a "New Orleans Sour". A margarita on the rocks The margarita is the most common of tequila-based cocktails. ... Species & major hybrids Species Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus x aurantifolia - Key lime Citrus x aurantium Citrus x hystrix - Kaffir Lime Citrus x ichangensis - Ichang Lemon Citrus x limetta Citrus x limon - Lemon Citrus x limonia - Rangpur Citrus x paradisi - Grapefruit Citrus... New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is a major U.S. port city and historically the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...