I have a wonderful group of friends, and at Christmas we love to party.
When Mama Kat posted this week’s prompts, it seemed the perfect time to share our favorite ladies’ drink, the Cosmopolitan. When the shaker and the triple sec come out, the men run the other way, but there’s nothing quite as pretty as a pink Cosmo shimmering in a beautiful martini glass.
The Cosmo has been used as a signature drink in the media, most famously as the drink of choice of Carrie Bradshaw and her girlfriends in Sex and the City.
And then there’s the Ozmopolitan, “a cocktail mixed to mark the London launch of the musical ‘Wicked’, being a (green) version of ‘The Cosmopolitan'” according to Urban Dictionary.
2 parts Vodka (apple if available)
1 part Midori
1 part Lime Juice
1 part Lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 1 oz vodka
- 1/2 oz triple sec or cointreau
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 1/2 oz cranberry juice
Instructions
Shake vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge on the rim, and serve.
https://gotmyreservations.com/2012/12/06/25-days-of-holiday-recipes-the-cosmopolitan/According to wikipedia, there is no clear origin for the original recipe for a Cosmopolitan, but it seems to have surfaced in the 1970s as a fruitier version of the martini. I have to admit, I still love my dirty martinis, but sometimes, the Cosmopolitan is the right drink for the event, and will look beautiful at your holiday party. And just in case you want to match your drink, here’s an option from Maggie at Polyvore.
Cheers!
