Bartending/Cocktails/Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan is a vodka-based cocktail that has become very popular with women, especially since its prominent appearance in the popular HBO television show "Sex and the City." The Cosmopolitan, or "Cosmo" is a sweet-tart combination of citrus and cranberry flavors that, conveniently, is an attractive pink color when mixed and served properly.

Ingredients

 * 2 oz. vodka
 * 1 oz. triple sec liqueur
 * 1 oz. cranberry juice
 * dash Rose's lime cordial (or juice of 1/4 fresh lime)

Garnish
Flamed orange zest

Glass
cocktail glass

Preparation

 * 1) Combine ingredients.
 * 2) Shake over ice.
 * 3) Strain into a cocktail glass garnished with flamed orange zest.

Variations
Some recipes substitute:
 * Cointreau liqueur for the Triple Sec, or
 * Absolut Citron for plain vodka, (which increases the citrus kick)
 * lime juice with 1/2 oz. of Rose's sweetened lime juice, (resulting in a drink more sweet than tart.)

Note
Despite the fact that it's served in a cocktail glass, and thus frequently branded a "Martini," the Cosmopolitan is a cocktail that has more elements akin to sours than the herbal genre of the Martini.