Rude Cosmopolitan
ClassicThe Cosmo, rebuilt on reposado.
PartyFruityRefreshingCitrusy
3 minEasyBalanced
Tart and jewel-bright, with cranberry and lime sharpened by orange liqueur over gently oaked agave.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Reposado Tequila
- 0.5 oz Triple Sec
- 1 oz Cranberry Juice
- 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Lime wheel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Shake the tequila, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice with ice.
- 2
Double-strain into a chilled martini glass.
- 3
Garnish with a lime wheel.
The Story
A tequila riff on the 1990s Cosmopolitan, the Rude — or Mexican — Cosmo swaps vodka for reposado, whose oak-kissed warmth stands up to tart cranberry and lime far better than a neutral base. Proof the Cosmo template has room to grow.
Glass · Martini glassGarnish · Lime wheel
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