{"id":42530,"date":"2021-12-08T20:52:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T20:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=42530"},"modified":"2021-12-20T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:57:25","slug":"christmapolitan-cocktail","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/christmapolitan-cocktail\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Christmapolitan, a Festive Seasonal Update of the Classic Cosmo"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_42531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42531\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/Christmapolitan-Credit.MelissaHom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmapolitan (photo: Melissa Hom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the early aughts, no bartender could escape the Cosmopolitan\u2014it was <em>the<\/em> drink on every gal and gays\u2019 lips. Invented in NYC in the \u201880s, it later became synonymous with the beloved 90s TV show <em>Sex and the City, <\/em>which sparked its resurgence in popularity. Fittingly, just as the show\u2019s reboot <em>And Just Like That<\/em> is set to debut, Carrie\u2019s cocktail is poised for a comeback. And is there a better season than winter holidays for a bit of nostalgia? The punchy-pink concoction of vodka, lime juice, Cointreau and cranberry is a predecessor of the cocktail revival trend and may read a bit basic bitch for the seasoned cocktail enthusiast\u2019s palate (although it is still delicious!). To that end, Brenda Riepenhoff, head bartender at Miracle on Union in Brooklyn serves up the Christmapolitan, a sophisticated seasonal spin on the Cosmo as part of the holiday Miracle menu<strong>. <\/strong>Holiday aromatics of rosemary and spice center you in the season, while spiced cranberries and absinthe lend more complex notes to the original sweet-tart sipper. And just like that, this cocktail can take you from viewing to holiday party.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><b>CHRISTMAPOLITAN<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Recipe courtesy <\/strong><strong>Miracle on Union (Brooklyn, NY)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Christmapolitan is a perfect holiday cocktail because it takes an approachable, popular cocktail like the Cosmopolitan, and simply adds a bit of holiday spice,\u201d says Riepenhoff. \u201cThe aromatics of the rosemary and the absinthe transport you to the heart of winter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Ingredients:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2 oz Vodka<\/p>\n<p>1\u20444 oz Elderflower Liqueur<\/p>\n<p>1\u20444 oz dry vermouth<\/p>\n<p>1 oz spiced cranberry sauce<\/p>\n<p>1\u20442 oz fresh lime juice<\/p>\n<p>Absinthe spritz<\/p>\n<p>Rosemary sprig<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Method:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Spray a chilled coupe with absinthe mist. Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, top with ice, shake, and fine strain into the prepared coupe. Garnish with a rosemary sprig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29888,"featured_media":42531,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[2715,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christmapolitan Cocktail Recipe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet the Christmapolitan, a Festive Seasonal Update of the Classic Cosmo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/christmapolitan-cocktail\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet the Christmapolitan, a Festive Seasonal Update of the Classic Cosmo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Meet the Christmapolitan, a Festive 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