Is a Cosmopolitan a type of Martini?!
I want to get my sister a cookbook of different Cosmopolitan recipes for Christmas because she likes to experiment with different types of Cosmos, but all I can find is a Martini cookbook!. Is the Cosmopolitan a type of Martini!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Yes and no!.
Depending on who you talk to, a Martini is ONLY gin, vermouth, and possibly a garnish like an olive or cocktail onion!. To these martini purists, anything else is a cocktail, not a martini!. Some purists are a little more relaxed in that the gin can be interchanged or even mixed with vodka, BUT, one must be sure to say "vodka Martini" and not just "Martini!."
However, most people (and places where drinks are served) have pretty much accepted that anything served in a cocktail glass (its technical name, not "martini glass") is a martini!. Thus, by this definition, cosmos, lemon drops, Manhattans, and anything else that people can think of, served in a cocktail/martini glass is a something-tini!. By this definition, a rum and coke served this way would be a martini!.!.!.rum-and-coke-tini!?
In the end, a Martini is a Martini, and a Cosmopolitan is a Cosmopolitan!. There is only one of each, so "different types" isn't really even an option!. An example would be a mojito!. It's rum, muddled mint, sugar/simple syrup, and soda!. If you substitute whisky for the rum, it doesn't make it a "whisky-jito," it's a mint julep!. Each recipe has its own name!.
Get a bartender's guide of virtually any sort and it will have all kinds of fun cocktails to try!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Depending on who you talk to, a Martini is ONLY gin, vermouth, and possibly a garnish like an olive or cocktail onion!. To these martini purists, anything else is a cocktail, not a martini!. Some purists are a little more relaxed in that the gin can be interchanged or even mixed with vodka, BUT, one must be sure to say "vodka Martini" and not just "Martini!."
However, most people (and places where drinks are served) have pretty much accepted that anything served in a cocktail glass (its technical name, not "martini glass") is a martini!. Thus, by this definition, cosmos, lemon drops, Manhattans, and anything else that people can think of, served in a cocktail/martini glass is a something-tini!. By this definition, a rum and coke served this way would be a martini!.!.!.rum-and-coke-tini!?
In the end, a Martini is a Martini, and a Cosmopolitan is a Cosmopolitan!. There is only one of each, so "different types" isn't really even an option!. An example would be a mojito!. It's rum, muddled mint, sugar/simple syrup, and soda!. If you substitute whisky for the rum, it doesn't make it a "whisky-jito," it's a mint julep!. Each recipe has its own name!.
Get a bartender's guide of virtually any sort and it will have all kinds of fun cocktails to try!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
A cosmo is made with vodka, Cointreau or Triple Sec, cranberry juice and fresh lime juice!. There's only one type of cosmo and it's not a martini!. Martini's are gin (or vodka) and vermouth!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's usually served in a martini glass, but it definitely isn't a martini!. It shares precisely 0 ingredients with the traditional martini!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes, a cosmo is just a flavored version of a basic martini!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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