Think “Sex and the City,” and think pink.

Cosmopolitans, that is.

I caught a preview of the film at Ronnie’s 20 on Wednesday night, and the audience was giddy with anticipation. And why not? A much-loved television show was hitting the big screen, and in celebration, the theater was selling the pretty-in-pink cocktails in light-up acrylic martini glasses.

(Wehrenberg’s Galaxy 14 in the Chesterfield Valley and St. Charles Stadium 18 theaters also will be selling cosmos during the movie’s run. The cost is $10, $5 for a refill, and ticket buyers will receive a $1-off coupon.)

If you’re hosting a get-together after the movie or simply enjoying reruns of the television show, you might want to make your own Cosmos.

To make the simple syrup called for in the second recipe, simmer together equal amounts of water and granulated sugar until the mixture is clear. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Also, cocktail recipes tend to measure liquid ingredients in ounces, not cups. One ounce equals 2 tablespoons; 2 ounces is 1/4 cup. A typical jigger holds an ounce or an ounce and a half.
COSMOPOLITAN

1 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce triple sec
1/4 ounce cranberry juice
Splash of Rose’s lime juice

Shake with ice; strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lime wheel. (Recipe from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.)

CARRIE aka THE NEW COSMO

2 ounces vodka
1 ounce triple sec
2 ounces mango nectar
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with slice of dried mango. (This recipe, from Skyy Vodka, is on the cocktail menu at Houlihan’s restaurants.)

CRANBERRY-BLUEBERRY COSMOPOLITAN

4 ounces cranberry-blueberry juice
2 ounces cranberry vodka
1/2 ounce lemon juice

In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, combine all ingredients and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. (Recipe from Ocean Spray.)

COSMIC-POLITAN

1 cup ice
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce Cointreau
1 tablespoon grenadine
1 cup pureed seeded watermelon
1 mini skewer with a small piece of watermelon, pineapple and a small strawberry

Mix vodka, Cointreau, grenadine and watermelon puree in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with fruit skewer. (Recipe from Cocktail Times.)

In the photo, Cari Wegge, left, of Brentwood, toasts with Wendy Sponaugle of St. Louis before a preview screening of “Sex in the City” at Ronnie’s 20. (Photo by Anthony Souffle of the Post-Dispatch)