Cocktail of the week - Cosmopolitan

Okay, so we went boring last night for our cocktail choice. We drank a classic fern bar cocktail, the Cosmopolitan:

Cosmopolitan

• 2 oz. Vodka (I used Three Olives tonight)
• 2 oz. cranberry juice
• 1 oz. lime juice
• 3/4 oz. Cointreau

Just shake over cracked ice, strain and serve. Not a real challenging drink, in any way; I generally prefer cocktails with a little more character and personality, but it did the job just fine. I also used a slightly different recipe, as found in The Ultimate Book of Cocktails, a big, lavish cocktail book I picked up at remainder for about US$4. Very cool book, well worth the price. I've seen it in a small version as well. Its recipe:

• 1 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz cranberry juice
• 1/2 oz lime juice

So it steps down the tartness and ratchets up the sweetness, but to be honest, I didn't taste too much of a difference. Generally not a cocktail I make much, but still a solid standby.