Lemon Drop Martini

Name: Lemon Drop Martini
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)

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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.