Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

  • 1 - 1½ oz vodka
  • ½ oz Cointreau
  • ½ oz fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ oz fresh lime juice
  • ¼ oz simple syrup (equal parts sugar diluted in water; raw or unprocessed sugar suggested)
  • splash of cranberry juice
  • lime wedge for garnish

How-to

  1. Fill a pint glass with ice
  2. Pour in vodka, Cointreau, fresh lemon juice, lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of cranberry
  3. Add a little more ice, place the shaker over the glass and shake the drink well
  4. Strain into a martini glass
  5. Garnish with lime wedge (which can also be used to correct the drink if it's a bit too sweet for your taste)