Description
Make a refreshing, perfectly balanced sweet and sour Lemon Drop Martini using vodka, fresh lemon juice, and a signature sugar rim. This recipe is quick to prepare for happy hour or parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz Triple Sec or Cointreau
- 0.75 oz Simple syrup
- Lemon wedge for garnish
- Granulated sugar for rim
Instructions
- Prepare the glass: Run a lemon wedge around the rim of a chilled martini glass. Roll the rim in granulated sugar until coated. Set the glass aside.
- Combine ingredients: Add the vodka, fresh lemon juice, triple sec, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Chill: Shake the mixture hard until the shaker is very cold, about 15 to 20 seconds.
- Strain: Double strain the mixture into the prepared, sugar-rimmed martini glass.
- Garnish: Garnish with a thin lemon wheel or twist. Serve immediately.
Notes
- For a less sweet drink, reduce the simple syrup to 0.5 oz.
- Use high-quality vodka for the best flavor profile.
- Chill your martini glasses in the freezer before mixing for maximum coldness.
- Prep Time: 3 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 2
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 14
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0