Leave your impressions behind when you craft a Cosmopolitan cocktail at home. Despite its pretty pink hue, the Cosmo is a serious vodka cocktail that's easy to craft and even easier to sip.

E ver since vodka came into vogue in the US in the 1950s and 1960s, it has been a go-to choice in cocktails where the other ingredients' flavors play a starring role. Drinks like the cosmopolitan ...

The Cosmopolitan, at its base, uses vodka, triple sec, lime juice, simple syrup and cranberry juice. It derives from the vodka gimlet, which is equal parts vodka, citrus and sugar, ...

The Cosmopolitan is really just a vodka margarita with a splash of cranberry, notes Lynnette Marrero, head of education for the mixology conference Bar Convent and creator of all-female bartending ...

Raspberry Cosmopolitan. Monica Hart. ... 1.5 cups good vodka, 1 pint fresh raspberries, sterilized lidded glass jar - let it hang out in a cool dark place for one to two weeks.

The Vodka Cranberry, also known as the Cape Codder, is a cocktail that is comprised of one parts vodka to five parts cranberry juice with a lime slice dropped in as a garnish.

Massachusetts' official state drink is cranberry juice; Three cranberry cocktails you could make are the Vodka Cranberry, the Cosmopolitan and the Harvest Spice Punch.