How to Make a Cosmopolitan | Cocktail Recipes | How to Party with Tyler Hollinger
Channel: How to Party
Date: 2020-06-08

The Cosmopolitan, a perfect drink for the ladies. Made famous by the TV show SEX IN THE CITY this iconic drink has a long history... I do my own twist on this cocktail but not every drink is my favorite.

History:
There are few cocktails more immediately recognizable than a Cosmopolitan. The blush-pink, sweet-tart formula—a blend of vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice and lime—was nothing if not a child of its time. Born at the cusp of the Gay Rights movement and before the dawn of the cocktail renaissance, the Cosmo, in its tippy 10-ounce Martini glass, was a show-stealer that went on to become a modern classic. The extent of the Cosmopolitan’s reach was unlike that of any other drink created during the 20th century, its zeitgeist sweeping and total. There’s a longstanding debate over who actually created the cocktail—but what’s even more interesting is the cast of characters and fairytale circumstances that popularized it.

The most obvious source of its cultural dissemination was Sex and the City, where it was Carrie Bradshaw’s signature cocktail—the dainty, stiletto-like glass a perpetual fixture of her social outings. But before it hit HBO, it cycled through many iterations and social circles, from the gay community in Provincetown to the celebrity regulars at the Odeon, the buzzy restaurant responsible for its proliferation throughout lower Manhattan. Eventually, it caught the attention of the liquor companies and leapt onto the small screen, reigniting its popularity.

Ultimately, the Cosmopolitan’s audience extended far beyond those engaged in the great Aidan v. Mr. Big debate. It became a fixture on menus, was adapted and gussied up by four-star restaurants and Applebee’s alike. And though its territory is, these days, more suburban, the Cosmo still lingers in the wings—a nostalgic, rose-tinted totem of another age.

PUNCH
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Recipe:
* In a coupe glass!
* Build in Shaker. 
* 3 oz. VODKA
* .5 oz. Triple Sec
* .5 oz. Oleo Sacrum
* Dash Bitters
* .5 oz. Cranberry
* Squeeze Half a Lime.
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