National Cosmopolitan Day: Easy Recipes For The 'Drink Of The Summer'

After partying it up on Cinco De Mayo, get ready to keep the party going two days later. Friday, May 7 marks National Cosmopolitan Day, which is the apparent “drink of summer” according to Grub Street. Kick off the summer season with a few variations of the famous “Sex in the City” drink and relax.

Easy Cocktail Recipies For National Cosmo Day

Oranje Cosmopolitan

• 1.5 oz. Ketel One Oranje® Flavored Vodka
• 0.5 oz. pomegranate juice
• splash of fresh lemon sour
• 3 orange slices

Muddle orange slices, pomegranate juice and fresh lemon sour in a mixing glass. Add Ketel One Oranje and shake with ice. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an orange twist or fresh orange slices.

City Flowers Cosmopolitan

• 1.25 oz Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
• .25 oz Elderflower liqueur
• .5 oz fresh lemon juice
• .5 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• .5 oz simple syrup
• 2 dashes New Orleans–style bitters
• Lemon twist, for garnish

Add Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon juice, fresh grapefruit juice, simple syrup and bitters to a shaker filled with ice. Shake to combine and strain into a chilled Coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist, according to Thrillest.

Citroen Cosmopolitan

• 1.5 oz. Ketel One Citroen® Flavored Vodka
• 0.75 oz. cranberry juice
• 0.75 oz. fresh lime juice
• 0.25 oz. simple syrup

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

White Cosmopolitan

• 1.5 oz citrus vodka
• 0.75 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• Splash white cranberry juice
• Orange twist for garnish

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist and serve, according to Bevvy.

Kiwi Green Cosmopolitan

• 4 cubes of Kiwi
• 0.50 Oz of Lemon juice
• 0.25 Oz of cane syrup
• 0.50 Oz of Mindoro melon liquor
• 1 Oz of white grape juice
• 1 Oz Of Vodka Smirnoff

Add all ingredients into a shaker with some ice. Pour into glass and top with your choice of garnish, according to Society 19.