Cosmopolis
Cosmopolitans are popular steakhouse cocktails, but one meat-centric spot is giving the drink a millennial edge. Butcher & Banker in Manhattan, offers the Cosmopolis, a hybrid of the Cosmo and the Negroni that unites the acidity and sweetness of a Cosmo with the heaviness and mouthfeel of a Negroni. It probably shouldn't work, but it does. George Krypeyan, beverage director at Butcher & Banker, says its one of the most popular drinks on the menu.
Cosmopolis
FLAVOR PROFILE
Bitter
STRENGTH
DIFFICULTY
easy
INGREDIENTS
- 1 oz lemon vodka (like Absolut Citron)
- 1 oz Cocchi Americano
- .5 oz Aperol
- .5 oz Cointreau (or triple sec)
- 1 dash Fee Brothers Cranberry Bitters
- Orange Twist, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Step one
In a mixing glass, stir together all ingredients with ice.
Step two
Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
Step three
Flame an expressed orange peel over top of the drink, then discard the peel.
Contributed by Michael Whiteman