This Double Cranberry Cosmopolitan is amazing all year long, but especially pretty as a holiday cocktail! With fresh lime juice, cranberry juice, Cointreau, and vodka (I used my cranberry infused vodka!) this cosmo martini is a favorite!
The Perfect Cosmopolitan Recipe
What makes this the best cosmopolitan cocktail recipe?
In place of vodka, I’ve used my homemade cranberry liqueur! It gives you double cranberry flavor! Now, don’t worry, you can still make this cocktail with regular vodka, but this is the perfect reason to get a bottle of homemade cranberry liqueur started!
The double cranberry makes it extra tart and tangy!
Ingredients for a Double Cranberry Cosmo Martini
- Cranberry Liqueur – I used my delicious cranberry liqueur. You can also just use vodka, though it won’t be a double cranberry. Since there are so few ingredients, you want to use a quality vodka here, so the flavor can shine.
- Cranberry Juice – we prefer unsweetened, but you can try sweetened if you’d like.
- Cointreau – you want to use a good quality orange liqueur. You can also use homemade orange liqueur, I was out of mine, or that is what I would have used.
- Lime Juice – fresh squeezed. We squeeze a few at the beginning of the week for our cocktails. It is best used within 2-3 days and if you need to keep it longer, just freeze it!
How to Make a Cosmopolitan Cocktail
After you gather your ingredients, place ice in your martini glasses to chill them. Alternatively you can place them in the freezer, but after breaking one on the freezer, I now do the quick ice chill.
Fill your cocktail shaker about 3/4 full of ice.
Add 1/2 an ounce of fresh squeezed lime juice to the shaker.
Add 1 ounce of cranberry juice to the cocktail shaker.
Add 1/2 ounce Cointreau to the shaker.
Pour in 1 1/2 ounces cranberry liqueur or vodka to the shaker.
Put a lid on the shaker and shake for 30 seconds – you are chilling the cocktail and properly diluting it.
Dump the ice out of your chilled glass and strain the cocktail into the glass.
This Cosmo Martini is so good! They should come with a warning, they are so good and so easy to sip! We had to force ourselves to slow down.
Gorgeous in color, sweet and tart. Perfect for the holidays or any time you want a gorgeous and delicious cocktail.
More Martini Recipes
This Blackberry Martini is also gorgeous and filled with luscious blackberry flavor!
Another martini that tastes as amazing as it looks, you have to try this Blood Orange Martini.
With only 3 ingredients, this Easy Espresso Martini is a favorite at our house!
Vodka, Campari and Cherry Brandy make an East Wing Martini that is unique and delightful.
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Double Cranberry Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz cranberry juice
- 1/2 oz Cointreau
- 1 1/2 oz homemade cranberry liqueur or vodka
- lime slice for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add lime juice, cranberry juice, Cointreau, and homemade cranberry liqueur (or vodka) to the cocktail shaker.
- Shake for 30 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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Update Notes: This was originally published in 2011 and has been updated for 2019.
Oh that looks so good right about now. Been up since 4am with a toddler!
Cheers to the weekend!
Oh no! Yes you could definitely use one!
I’m such a big fan of cosmopolitian cocktail but never tried making my own. Your version sounds so good and the tips sound very useful.
You would love it! And, they are so easy!
I just brought home some cranberry flavored vodka from Russia. Looks like a great use for that!
Oh that would be perfect! I need to look for it!
These photos are so fun! Perfect for the holidays!
It is the perfect holiday cocktail, everyone loves them.
This is cocktail perfection! Cheers!
Cheers!
Oh Pam – that cosmopolitan looks amazing – I am definitely checking that out!
Sue xo
Love cocktails! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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Yum! Your photo is awesome and yummy too.
That looks so good. Congrats on being a contributor.
That is also a friday’s favorite… I’m linking you up.
(no drinking and linking you know)
Oh the days of yummy beverages!
A solid week of not “really” cooking posts! Perfection! I love the color of this drink, and I need some glasses like that.
Just in time for the weekend! Yes, we’ll all have to meet for cocktails! So made mixes and so little time!
Yummy yummy!
I love to make things with booze. I make Tipsy Cherries and Drunken Cranberries. Now I will have to try yours!
Ohhh…that cosmo is a great idea!! I need to make that liqueur!
Hi Pam! Whoo hoo, me do love a cosmo! Wanted to thank you for linking up to our new Foodie Follow me home Friday! Hope others do the same to get high quality new food friends! Have a great weeekend! Alex
This looks like a drink Bev would love so I added cranberries to todays store list. I also appreciate the link to the drink blog.
I adore cosmos and I’m headed over to check it out.
Sam
Hi there! Thanks so much for joining in Feed Me Tweet Me! I’m following you from there – Have a great weekend!
The cranberry flavor in these must be crazy intense! Going over to check you out! 😛
This again reminds me that I need to make that cranberry liqueur. But luckily, I have both cranberries and vodka now! To the kitchen I go!
Yea! I’ll try it tonight.
You reminded me…luckily I have two frozen packages AND I saw some in the market as well.
YUM, my cranberry goodie is ready so this will be great, as soon as I get home from work.