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Recipe  •  24 July 2025

 

Stanley Tucci’s Christmas Cocktail

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

  1. Put the pomegranate seeds into a shaker and muddle until muddled.
  2. Add the booze.
  3. Add the juices.
  4. Add the ice.
  5. Shake it.
  6. Strain into a coupe or a Martini glass.
  7. Garnish with a raspberry wrapped in a mint leaf and skewered with a small stalk of rosemary.
  8. Drink it and have a happier holiday.

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