Ring in the festive season with Stanley Tucci's Cosmopolitan-inspired cocktail, complete with bright pomegranate seeds and a sprig of mint.
Here is my holiday version of a Cosmopolitan.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- 50ml Ketel One vodka
- 25ml Cointreu
- 25ml cranberry juice (either unsweetened or cranberry juice cocktail. Your preference)
- Ice
- 1 raspberry
- 1 mint leaf
- Fresh rosemary, to garnish
ESSENTIAL KIT
- You will need: a shaker and a coupe or martini
METHOD
- Put the pomegranate seeds into a shaker and muddle until muddled.
- Add the booze.
- Add the juices.
- Add the ice.
- Shake it.
- Strain into a coupe or a Martini glass.
- Garnish with a raspberry wrapped in a mint leaf and skewered with a small stalk of rosemary.
- Drink it and have a happier holiday.
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