The Perfect Cosmo Recipe

How to Make a Cosmo

I get asked all the time for my Cosmopolitan recipe, so I decided to do some sampling this week and take a few photos so I could share my recipe with you. A cosmo is really easy to make, and it is soooo delicious and refreshing.

A word of warning. This one isn’t for the faint of heart. One of these, and I’m feeling mighty happy.

You only need four ingredients to make the perfect cosmo — citron vodka, triple sec or cointreau, cranberry juice and a lime (none of that bottled stuff. I try to keep fresh limes handy at all times.)

ingredients for a perfect cosmo

If you want to be fancy, get yourself some martini glasses. I like to line the rim with sugar.

the perfect cosmo

Then you put ice in a cocktail shaker. I lost mine so I had to mix in a plastic container. Thus, no photo. But you know the drill. Fill the shaker with ice and then measure in your ingredients. I use 4 parts vodka, 2 parts cranberry juice, 2 parts triple sec and 1 part lime. A jigger makes this easy. I use the biggest side of a standard jigger — which should be 1.5 ounces. If you do the 4-2-2-1 ratio, that will make two drinks, although I wrote the recipe for one drink.

Once you’ve measured your ingredients into the cocktail shaker, just shake and pour.

how to make a cosmo

Voila! The perfect cosmo!

the perfect cosmo

The Perfect Cosmo Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1 drink

The Perfect Cosmo Recipe

A perfectly delicious cosmopolitan recipe sure to please even the pickiest palate!

Ingredients:

3 ounces (2 jiggers) citron vodka (Don't skimp. Get the good stuff.)
1.5 ounce (1 jigger) triple sec (or cointreau, if you don't mind spending a few extra pennies)
1.5 ounce (1 jigger) cranberry juice
juice of 1 lime (or about 3/4 ounce)
ice

Instructions:

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add the ingredients.
Shake and pour!

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Comments

Tina @ Life Without Pink says:

August 14, 2012 at 2:11 pm

Wow this looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!

Mellie says:

August 14, 2012 at 2:35 pm

This looks delicious! Perfect for sipping on the patio on hot summer nights!

- Jo-Lynne Shane says:
  
  August 14, 2012 at 2:38 pm
  
  Indeed!
  
Megan says:

August 14, 2012 at 7:41 pm

I had to laugh at the line about you losing your cocktail shaker! Did you have one too many?
I love Cosmos, thanks for sharing your recipe!

- Jo-Lynne Shane says:
  
  August 15, 2012 at 8:26 am
  
  Haha! It actually broke – or got stuck. No one could get the lid off. LOL
  
rajean says:

August 15, 2012 at 3:20 am

One of my favorite cocktails and yet, I’ve never made one myself. Must stop paying others to do for me what I can clearly do for myself better (now!). Thanks!

Leslie says:

August 17, 2012 at 9:05 am

Trying this recipe soon — looks yummy!

Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says:

November 30, 2012 at 8:43 am

Ooo, Jo-Lynne, that sounds divine. It’s 8:40 am and I’m already thinking about TGIF happy hour!

Michael says:

March 21, 2013 at 8:35 pm

Thank you so much for this recipe! After trying so many, I definitely know which one I’ll use for “my own happy hour.”

Sam says:

April 13, 2013 at 3:07 pm

Being pregnant, I am naturally looking up cosmo recipes to torture myself. This one sounds perfect, and I will have to make it whenever I’m allowed the occasional drink again Thanks!!