The Cosmo

One cocktail that stands out from all the others is the Cosmopolitan. The "Cosmo" is the granddaughter of an evolution of drinks that began with vodka and gin in the 1950s and 1960s. You remember the Gimlet from the 1930s and 1940s? Vodka and Rose's Lime, that's a Gimlet. That goes back 100 years. Then 40 years later you add triple sec to it and orange liqueur and that makes it the Kamikaze. Then Ocean Spray developed cranberry juice out of New England. That gets added and then you have the Cosmo.

A great Cosmo recipe I developed last Summer is true to its roots, but I made a change to the proportions of its ingredients.

The Cosmopolitan Cocktail

2 parts Smirnoff citrus vodka
1 part Boulaine's triple sec
1 part Ocean Spray pure cranberry juice
1/2 part Real Lime lime juice

Put ice into a cocktail shaker and add all the ingredients. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail (martini) glass and garnish with a slice of lime.