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Close up of bonefish copycat winter white cosmo.
AGT Editorial Team

Winter White Cosmopolitan

5 from 10 votes
If you have never tried Winter White Cosmo, you are MISSING OUT! It's bright, refreshing and just beautiful. It uses just 4 ingredients and is the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors. Make a large pitcher today for your next holiday get-together!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Simple Syrup Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 12 people
Course: Drinks
Calories: 266
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 32 ounce WHITE cranberry juice
  • 2 cups cranberry vodka *see note below
  • 1 cup lime simple syrup *see note below
  • ¾ cup Cointreau
  • fresh rosemary and cranberries for garnish

Method
 

  1. Make your own lime simple syrup! (It's easy and worth the effort!)
    Grab 3-4 small limes and, using a veggie peeler or sharp knife, peel the skin off each lime. Squeeze the juice into a saucepan and toss the limes in. Add 2 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar. (Use less sugar if you want your drink less sweet.) Simmer over low-medium heat for 10 minutes, strain and allow to fully cool in the fridge.
  2. Add all ingredients to a pitcher with ice and mix.
    *If not serving right away, wait to add the ice!
  3. Add fresh rosemary sprigs, lime slices and cranberries for garnish.
  4. Serve chilled in martini glass, coupe glass or in a tall clear pitcher for guests to serve themselves.

Notes

Yield: About 12 generously sized (roughly 5 oz.) drinks before ice dilution. The measured mixture is approximately 62 fl oz.
Prefer a LESS sweet cosmo? You can either use regular vodka OR nix the simple syrup and use 1 cup of freshly squeezed lime juice instead.
Notes*
  • I like to make this in an elegant drink pitcher to allow guests to help themselves.
  • Making your own lime simple syrup is 100% worth the effort! The color will be more clear than the store-bought brands and flavor much better.
  • Dip the rim of your martini glass in water and then sugar for a "snowy" frosted look.
  • Chill your glasses for an extra cold cosmopolitan.
  • White cranberry juice can be found at Walmart, on Amazon or some other grocery stores near the red cranberry juice,
Which Winter White Cosmo is this? This is AGT's cranberry-vodka-and-lime-syrup variation, not an exact Bonefish Grill copycat. An older Bonefish-style approximation uses plain Reyka vodka, St-Germain elderflower liqueur (not elderberry), Cointreau, fresh lime juice and white cranberry juice. For one such drink, try approximately 2 oz vodka, ½ oz St-Germain, ½ oz Cointreau, 1 oz fresh lime juice and 2 oz white cranberry juice; shake with ice and strain. These historical proportions were published as an approximation, not the restaurant's proprietary formula. Source: Cary Magazine.