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Cosmopolitan

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Reference photo of a Cosmopolitan

Reference photo. Build it by the recipe, not the photo.

Photo: TheCulinaryGeek from Chicago, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The build

  • Vodka1½ shots2¼ oz
  • Triple Sec½ shot¾ oz
  • Lime Juice¾ oz
  • Cranberry1½ oz
  • Garnish: Lemon

Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts

ALL OF THESE ARE STRAIGHT UP IN A MARTINI GLASS

How to remember it

A Kamikaze turned pink with cranberry, the Sex and the City drink. The lime wheel becomes a lemon twist.

Compare with Kamikaze

Drink family: New Orleans Sour · Spirit + citrus + orange liqueur

One formula, many names: the Kamikaze is just a Margarita made with vodka.

Same shape on your sheets: Kamikaze, Metropolitan, Blue Mermaid, Lemon Drop

Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.

Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.

Source: Martinis, Manhattans, Rob Roys sheet, row 19

X | COSMOPOLITAN | VODKA - 6 | TRIPLE SEC - 2 | | LIME | CRANBERRY | LEMON