Variations
- One variation is to squeeze a lime wedge into the chilled cocktail glass instead of including it with the ingredients to be shaken.
- The original non-IBA versions used Rose's lime cordial instead of fresh lime juice, and Triple Sec instead of Cointreau, and uses different proportions
- A blue cosmopolitan may be made by using white cranberry juice instead of standard red juice, and blue curaçao in place of the triple sec.
- A Cosmocello substitutes limoncello for the lime juice.
- A Francillian, popularized in Fontainebleu France in 2010, substitutes sangria for cranberry juice.
- Another variation calls for stirring in a mixing glass, instead of shaking.
- A Peach Cosmopolitan substitutes peach schnapps for triple sec and peach juice for the cranberry
- For the Broadway musical Wicked, a special type of cosmopolitan called an "Ozmopolitan" was made as a theme-fitting drink, as Wicked is the story of Elphaba, a green-skinned woman who eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West. This cosmopolitan variation was first made for the West End production, then Broadway.
- The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Kathy Wakile created a Red Velvet Cosmo, based on one of her favorite desserts, red velvet cake.
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