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Cosmopolitan

2 oz Citron Vodka*

3/4 oz Cointreau

3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice

1 1/2 oz Cranberry Juice. 

Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with flamed orange peel. *Normal vodka will do just as well.

Cosmopolitan (1934)

2 oz Gin

1/2 oz Cointreau

3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

1/4 oz Raspberry Syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with an orange twist.