Lemon Drop Martini
The Quirky Foodster Team
Sugar-rimmed coupe or martini glass
Glass
Sugar rim and lemon twist
Garnish
Ingredients
- Citrus vodka — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Cointreau — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Simple syrup — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
Method
- Rim a coupe with sugar.
- Add the remaining ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
Description: A sugar-rimmed vodka sour designed to taste like the classic lemon drop hard candy.
Cultural Background: Rose to popularity in 1970s-80s San Francisco bars, part of the broader trend of dessert-inspired "-tini" cocktails.
Tips: Wet only half the rim with lemon before sugaring, so drinkers can choose a sip with or without sugar.
Variations: A splash of limoncello can deepen the lemon character further.
Serving Suggestion: Serve up, well chilled, with the sugar rim as its signature feature.
Nutrition: Approx. 180 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Is this too sweet?
A: Balanced by fresh lemon juice, though the sugar rim does make it sweeter than a standard vodka sour.
- Citrus vodka — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Cointreau — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Simple syrup — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
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