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White Cosmopolitan

There's no fear of staining your cocktail dress with this cosmo -- it's made using white cranberry juice. The recipe is from "Cocktails and Amuse Bouches," by chef Daniel Boulud and mixologist Xavier Herit.
The Martha Stewart Show, October 2011
  • Yield Serves 1
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Ingredients

  • 1 pesticide-free, food-grade orchid
  • Filtered water
  • Ice cubes
  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 1 ounce elderflower liqueur, such as St. Germain
  • 3/4 ounce white cranberry juice
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice

Directions

  1. Place orchid in a 2-inch round ice ball mold; fill with filtered water and freeze.

  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add vodka, elderflower liqueur, cranberry juice, and lime juice; shake vigorously to combine and strain into a small carafe.

  3. Place orchid ice ball in a coupe; pour vodka mixture over ice ball. Serve immediately.

Recipe Reviews

  • thegeneral
    24 Nov, 2011

    Ok - one drink at a time is lunacy. Let's start including conversions for making the cosmos by the pitcher. I'm getting out the calculator...