This lemon drop martini recipe is a vodka cocktail shaken with lemon and a sugar rim. It is not lemonade or a whiskey sour.
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Lemon Drop Martini
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
Description
Lemon Drop Martini. From Olivia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ounces (60ml) vodka
- 1 ounce (30ml) lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) orange liqueur
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) simple syrup
- sugar, for the rim
- lemon twist
- ice
Instructions
- Rub a lemon wedge on the rim and dip it in sugar.
- Shake vodka, lemon juice, orange liqueur, and syrup with ice.
- Strain into the glass and add the twist.
Notes
Shake until the tin frosts. A short shake tastes watery and warm.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Sugar rim
Only the outside of the rim, or it falls in.
Syrup
Balances the lemon. Without it the drink is harsh.
Ice
Fresh ice in the glass if you serve it on the rocks. This one is up.
Twist
Express the oil over the top.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Gin?
That is a different drink. Keep the vodka.
Batch
Stir a pitcher and shake each round with ice.
Glass
A chilled coupe or martini glass.
Sweetness
Add a teaspoon of syrup if your lemons are sharp.