# Cosmopolitan

> Cosmopolitan, the IBA official recipe: 40 ml citrus vodka, 15 ml Cointreau, 15 ml lime juice and 30 ml cranberry juice. Shaken and served up in a chilled martini glass, garnished with lemon twist.

Citrus vodka, Cointreau, lime and cranberry: tart, pink, and forever linked to 1990s New York.

Also known as Cosmo.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Vodka cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/vodka-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Shaken (shaken hard with ice)
- Glass: Martini glass
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 13.7% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.1 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 100 ml (3⅓ oz) before ice, about 149 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour, Fruity

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 40 ml (1⅓ oz) [Citrus vodka](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/citrus-vodka/)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Cointreau](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/triple-sec/index.md)
- 15 ml (½ oz) [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Cranberry juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/cranberry/index.md)

## Method

1. Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into large cocktail glass.

## Garnish

Lemon twist.

## If you like the Cosmopolitan

- [Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/margarita/index.md): Tequila, triple sec and lime juice
- [Singapore Sling](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/singapore-sling/index.md): Gin, cherry liqueur, triple sec, Bénédictine, pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine and Angostura bitters

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/cosmopolitan/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKaPC677-iU
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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