Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aly Walansky is a NY-based journalist who covers cocktails and dining.

This is, to a great extent, what the cosmopolitan and the metropolitan show us. These two drinks are simply variations on a ...

The Cosmopolitan is a simple drink. It is basically a variation on the Kamikaze, made of Absolut Citron (which was released the same year the drink was created, 1988), fresh lime juice ...