Not Your Cosmo: A Cosmo Riff
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A touch sweeter than the modern classic.
When a customer at JJ DAK requested a sweeter version of the Cosmopolitan, the bartender obliged, creating what quickly became the bar’s most popular cocktail. Their Not Your Cosmo riff gets sweetened with a syrup made from lime juice and cranberries.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. vodka
- 1 1/2 oz. limeade cranberry reduction
- 1 oz. dry curaçao (JJ DAK uses Pierre Ferrand)
- 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
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- limeade cranberry reduction
- 6.4 oz. sugar
- 4 oz. fresh lime juice
- 4 oz. cranberry juice
- Tools:shaker, strainer, fine strainer, saucepan
- Glass:coupette
- Garnish:lime wheel
Preparation
Add all of the ingredients to a shaker, shake, then double strain it into the glass. Garnish.
Limeade Cranberry Reduction Combine all of the ingredients in a saucepan and put on low heat for about 15 minutes to reduce. Will keep refrigerated for up to a month.