![]() ![]() Try Crostinis with your choice of toppings, Mini Quiche or Smoked Salmon Appetizer Bites, or have a browse through all my Party Foods.Ĭosmopolitan Cocktails would also pair beautifully with a homemade Gravlax. I think Cosmos are the sort of cocktail that are ideal to serve with finger food. Empty your glass and pour in the mixture using a strainer, and give a stir with the bar spoon. Add all the ingredients and ice to your cocktail shaker, using a jigger to measure the amounts, and give a good shake. Plus, it’s a pretty short drink (as opposed to large volume tall drinks like Tequila Sunrises) so you don’t fill up on cocktails before dinner.Īnd while I say they’re a classy drink, I also think of Cosmos as fun too! Think – Girls’ Nights Out (well, nights IN!), Bachelorette Parties, Christmas (on theme colour!), Thanksgiving, and other holiday occasions! What to serve with Cosmos Pre-chill your glass by adding ice to it. The extra little fragrance you get as you drink the Cosmopolitan drives home the orange flavour and is really lovely! When to serve Cosmopolitan CocktailsĬosmos are one of those cocktails that are quite elegant so they’re ideal to serve at dinner parties as a pre dinner drink. Triple sec liqueur (40 alc./vol.) 1 1/2 fl oz. Just pour everything into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake well to chill, then strain into a martini glass. SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. With 3 full shots of alcohol, Cosmos are pretty potent!! How to make Cosmopolitan Cocktails Cointreau is a brand of triple sec, the best, in my opinion (certainly the most well known). Top shelf if your budget stretches that far….but I typically serve top shelf vodka straight.Ĭointreau – this is a clear orange flavoured liquor called triple sec. Use mid shelf because there’s quite a lot of vodka in Cosmos. Accidentally got unsweetened? Save it – make a simple syrup with equal parts sugar and hot water to dissolve, cool, then add as needed. You can choose between a lime wheel and an orange twist. If you've got unsweetened cranberry juice, add an equal amount of simple syrup. This is the run-of-the-mill stuff from the grocery store with plenty of added sugar. Pour through a strainer into a martini glass. Cranberry juice cocktail gives the cosmo its pink hue and adds delicious flavor. Method: Add all ingredients to a shaker tin and mix. Seal the shaker and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosty, about 20 seconds. 2 ounces of preferred vodka.75 ounce lime juice.75 ounce grapefruit juice.5 ounce pomegranate syrup.25 ounce Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur. too tart! You need the sweet cranberry juice to get the right balance of sweet. Fill a cocktail shaker with 1 cup ice, 1 1/2 ounces vodka, 1 1/2 ounce cranberry juice cocktail, 1 ounce triple sec, and 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice. ![]() They are dangerously drinkable!Ĭranberry juice, SWEETENED – be sure not to use unsweetened cranberry juice, it’s very tart…. They taste of cranberry juice with orange (from the Cointreau), and though there’s a considerably slug of alcohol in it with equal parts alcohol to non alcohol, you can’t taste it very much. Cosmos are sweet with a touch of tang from lime.
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