Ina Garten’s Classic Cosmopolitan Recipe

It’s here!!! Ina is spoiling us this fall, and it all starts today! Happy Hour with Ina Garten dropped this morning, with Ina interviewing Kate McKinnon (!!!) and drinking Caipriroskas (a sneak peek from Simply Ina). To celebrate the launch, we’re making the cocktail that has become synonymous with Ina ever since she pulled out that comically giant version during the pandemic: the Classic Cosmopolitan! Ina has had a Cosmo recipe available since she made it during the first season of Barefoot Contessa, but it’s never appeared in one of her cookbooks. (Duke’s Cosmopolitan does make an appearance in Foolproof.) But Delish shared that the classic version will finally be included in Simply Ina! It’s still the same ratio Ina has used for more than 25 years: 2 parts vodka, 1 part triple sec, 1 part cranberry juice, and ½ part lime juice. The only change is that she doubles it, presumably so it can fill that giant martini glass. Since we don’t own a massive cocktail shaker, I mixed the batch…