Blood Orange Cosmopolitan

Kind of a cook, but fancy yourself more of a cocktailer? Well, put your culinary skills to the test and play bar chef as you mix up these fresh, festive drinks. We recently had a vodka schooling from Tony Abou-Ganim (creator of the cocktail program at the Bellagio in Vegas). After three hours of sipping and tasting at Finlandia Vodka Finnishing School, we’d learned lots of tasty lessons. This was one of our favorites:

>> 1 1/2 ounces Finlandia vodka
>> 1/2 ounce Cointreau
>> 1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
>> 1 ounce fresh-squeezed blood orange juice

Preparation: Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with orange peel or blood orange slices.