Last Updated on May 10, 2022 by Bill Allen

Blood Orange Cosmopolitan

The Blood Orange Cosmopolitan drink is delicious as it is simple. I remember bartending at a private holiday party where they served this drink. The minute they opened the bar, the drink became an instant hit, and was gone within a few minutes.

The bartenders and waitstaff had to continually replenish the bar with the ingredients needed to make the drink because the entire crowd had been sold on this cocktail.

I’m just putting it out there. The Blood Orange Cocktail is an extremely delicious drink, and is by far, an excellent choice to use during any social occasion – be it a company-sponsored happy hour, trivia night or a more intimate setting such as a housewarming or holiday house party.

The drink’s simplicity and deliciousness lend themselves very well to making this drink, probably my cosmo drink of choice.

You can serve the blood orange cocktail either in a martini or a highball glass, and garnish it with a slice of blood-orange or lime. If you’re preparing this drink for a larger crowd, you can also pre-make the mixture in a large bowl and serve it out as if it were a punch. Just make sure to stick to the ratio listed below. It’s basically equal parts vodka and juice mixed with triple-sec.

For the recipe below, I used a smooth, plain vodka, but if you want a drink that’s heavier on the citrus flavor, use citron vodka.

Blood Orange Cosmo

Drinks

This is for me the best tasting Cosmopolitan variation I have found. The blood orange gives it a really unique sweet taste that's hard to match.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 2 mins

Total Time 2 mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine Drinks

Servings 1

Equipment

• Highball Glass or other Bar Glass
• Shaker
• Strainer

Ingredients

  

• 1 oz. of Vodka
• 1/2 oz. of Triple-Sec
• 1 oz. of Blood-Orange Juice
• Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice

Instructions

 

• Chill a martini glass or prepare highball glass
• Fill metal shaker halfway with ice
• Pour the vodka, triple-sec, and juice into the shaker. Add in a dash of fresh lime juice
• Cover shaker, and shake well
• Pour into the chilled martini glass or ice-filled highball glass using a strainer
• Garnish with slice of lemon or blood orange and serve

Keyword Blood Orange Cosmo, Blood Orange Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

• 1 oz. of Vodka or 30 ml.
• 1/2 oz. of Triple-Sec or 44 ml
• 1 oz. of Blood-Orange Juice
• Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice

Directions

• Chill a martini glass or prepare highball glass
• Fill metal shaker halfway with ice from your home bar ice maker
• Pour the vodka, triple-sec, and juice into the shaker. Add in a dash of fresh lime juice
• Cover your Boston shaker or use your Cobbler shaker’s cover and shake well
• Pour into the chilled martini glass or ice-filled highball glass
• Garnish with slice of lemon or orange and serve