Ingredients
Ice cubes
2 parts vodka
1 part Cointreau or Triple Sec
1 part lime juice
2 ½ parts cranberry juice
Glass: Cocktail glass
Method: Shake
Alcohol%: 17% *

Preparation
Fill the shaker half with ice and add the vodka, Triple Sec, lime juice and cranberry juice.

Shake together and strain in a chilled cocktail glass.

Decorate with lemon spiral.

Variations

Use raspberry vodka to mix the Razmopolitan cocktail.


History

Invented in 1985 by Cheryl Cook, a mixer in Florida, Cosopolitan is a rather new cocktail.

It spread fast throuhout the USA and gained popularity in the 1990s - especially after being mentioned frequently in the television series Sex and New York.