Cosmo for Boys

I may have mentioned previously my opinion that the Cosmopolitan is one of the great cocktails of the 20th century. Designed more or less as a Lemondrop with some cranberry juice to turn it pink, it has sophisticated flavor, not too sweet, not too strong. And it has a lovely pink color - the white lime juice seems to make the cranberry color glow.

But, of course, it is a drink for girls. Even before Sex in the City, even ignoring the woman's mag it is named after, just look at the color. It's pink! What am I to do, a guy who likes cosmos? Simply switch out red cranberry juice and clear triple sec, switch in white cranberry juice and blue curacao and voila!

Cosmo for Boys

1 jigger vodka
1 oz. lime juice
1 oz. blue curacao
1 oz. white cranberry juice

Shake over ice and strain into a martini glass

I actually make mine with a cranberry eau de vie ("Waldhimbeer spirituose") a friend sent me from Germany. But this is not an weapon found in everybody's arsenal.