"Kosmopoliten"

Kosmopoliten - the cocktail using really the huge popularity around the world. Hero of films, series, star of parties … So cosmopolitan cocktail. On one of versions this cocktail was created specially for vodka «the Absolute the Citron» (Absolut Citron - vodka with taste of a lemon), in support of this brand. Though there are data that his founder became :) to Cheryl Cook (Cheryl Cook) from the town Saus Bich (South Beach), Florida. In spite of the fact that drink was widespread in gay bars still in the late seventies, the beginning of the 80th, in the interview she argued that invented its the 85th. «I was struck by number of the people ordering Martini to stand out holding "martinitsa". Understanding of it brought me idea of creation of drink which would suit to taste to everyone and made visual impression.» According to its recipe «Absolut Citron», Triple Sec orange liqueur is required, it is a little Rose's lemon juice and to add cranberries that it turned out .

Toby Tsizzini (Toby Cechini) from Manhattan became one more figure which has taken part in creation of Kosmopoliten cocktail. Tsizzini, prepared drink on the basis of confused descriptions of the recipe Cook, having slightly changed the recipe, using liqueur of Cointreau (Cointreau) instead of «Triple Sec» and freshly squeezed juice of a lime. Tsizzini's version also became a standard of preparation of this cocktail the accepted International barmensky Association. Kosmopoliten cocktail very quickly won popularity in gay clubs and, it is necessary to tell, long enough was cocktail of this public. But all exchanged when on June 6 1998 on screens left series "Sex and the City" (Sex and the City) where it became favourite cocktail of main characters.
Recipe of cocktail of Kosmopoliten and giving.
Kosmopoliten usually moves in big glasses for cocktails, they are called still by martini glass (martinitsa).
Mix 2 parts of lemon vodka, 1 part of Cointreau liqueur 1 part of cranberry juice and juice of a half of a lime.
Or:
• 40 ml of vodka
• 15 ml of Cointreau
• 7 ml of fresh lemon juice
• 30 ml of cranberry juice
For an ornament, the lemon or lime segment is generally used.