| Who doesn't love cocktail drinks? Everybody loves it. | | | | contents into a chilled martini glass then garnishing |
| But we don't like are all the extra calories sugared | | | | with a lemon twist or lime wedge. Depending on the |
| ingredients add to mixed drinks. Some of the | | | | choices you make the calories in your cocktail can be |
| delightful choices for the party are Mojito, Margarita, | | | | as few as 72 or over 300. Please note all caloric |
| Sour Apple Martini or Whiskey Sours, but can do | | | | values are approximate as actual numbers can vary |
| damage to our regime. Good Spirits CocktailsMixers | | | | by brand. |
| are sugar free, so we are guilt free. So if you use | | | | To begin our quest for the perfect Skinny |
| mixers in your drinks, choose ones that are sugar | | | | Cosmopolitan let’s review and measure the |
| free. | | | | benchmark of Cosmopolitan recipes from the |
| What do you mean Skinny Cosmopolitan? Many | | | | International Bartenders Association: Official |
| mistakenly believe a Cosmo recipe is always a great | | | | Cosmopolitan Recipe |
| choice when looking to enjoy a low calorie | | | | COSMOPOLITAN (Large cocktail glass) |
| “skinny” cocktail. The truth of the matter is | | | | 4.0 cl. Vodka Citron |
| variations in the recipe and amounts of each | | | | 1.5 cl. Cointreau |
| ingredient used can dramatically alter the caloric value | | | | 1.5 cl. Fresh Lime juice |
| of this popular vodka cocktail. And look out…calories | | | | 3.0 cl. Cranberry juice |
| are not the only consideration. Hidden in most | | | | Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. |
| Cosmopolitan recipes are many unnecessary and | | | | Shake well and strain into large cocktail glass. Garnish |
| unwanted grams of carbs and sugars. So when you | | | | with lime slice. |
| are looking to add crisp cranberry and citrus flavors | | | | [Wait stop! What is a cl? I am in need of a cocktail |
| to your vodka cocktails the ingredients choices you | | | | recipe not a math class.] |
| make can add up. Here is the Skinny on Cosmopolitan | | | | Well just so you know a cl is the metric unit centiliter. |
| Cocktail Recipes. | | | | One Centiliter is equivalent to .34 fluid ounces. The |
| A Cosmopolitan recipe calls for pouring amounts of | | | | usual bar measurement is a “jigger” that is |
| vodka, an orange based liqueur, cranberry juice and | | | | 1.5 fluid ounces or another common bar measurement |
| lime juice over ice in a cocktail shaker, shaking | | | | is a “pony” that is equivalent to 1 fluid ounce. |
| vigorously for at least 5-10 seconds, straining the | | | | |