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This page will teach you how to make a lemon drop martini. Lemon drops are a cocktail that combine vodka, fresh lemon juice and sugar for a sweet and sour taste.
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Making Lemon Drop Cocktails Tips
- For a more lemony lemon drop, use lemon-flavored or citron vodka.
- Rim your glass by dipping it in lemon juice, then sugar.
- Looking for an interesting garnish? Try a few sprigs of mint, candied lemon slices, candy lemon drops or a maraschino cherry.
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Introduction
- When life gives you lemons, make lemon drop martinis. Well, the saying doesn't go exactly like that, but a lemon drop, not to be confused with the classic candy, is still a potent cocktail that's easy to make.Ferrara Pan: Lemonheads This simple drink combines vodka, fresh lemon juice and sugar. It's traditionally served in an old-fashioned glass with a sugar-coated rim,DrinksMixer: Old-Fashioned Glass but can also be poured into a cocktail glass.The Spirit World: The Cocktail Glass (January 21, 2008) But consider yourself forewarned. While Lemon Drops deliciously contrast sweet and sour tastes, they go down smoothly and can knock you off your feet if you're not careful.Chow: Lemon Drop
What You'll Need to Make a Lemon Drop Martini
- This recipe makes 1 lemon drop. The prep time is about five minutes.
Ingredients for a Lemon Drop Martini
- 3 oz. vodka
- 2 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- If fresh lemon juice is not available, substitute sweet and sour mix. However, if you go this route, leave out the sugar except for the rim of the glass.DrinkStreet.com: Lemon Drops
- 1-2 teaspoons of sugar (depending on how sweet you like your drinks!)
- 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of water (for garnishing glass)DrinksMixer.com: Lemon Drop
- Lemon slices for garnishAllRecipes: Lemon Drop
Prepare the Glass
- Fill one small plate with a tablespoon of water.
- Fill another small plate with a tablespoon of sugar.
- Dip the rim of the glass in the water, then in the sugar.
Prepare the Lemon Drop
- Rim the old-fashioned glass with sugar.
- Spoon the sugar into the cocktail shaker.
- Add ice to the shaker and pour vodka and lemon juice over the ice.
- Shake until completely cold, at least ten seconds.
- Pour into the prepped old-fashioned glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lemon.Chow.com: Lemon Drop
- Serve immediately.
- If you don't have a cocktail shaker, add the lemon juice, sugar, and vodka to a glass, and stir until mixed, then add ice.AllRecipes: Lemon Drop
Lemon Drop Martini Variations
- Lemon Drops on the Rocks: This recipe calls for the drink to be served over ice with thin slices of lemon.MarthaStewart.com: Lemon Drops on the Rocks
- Flaming Lemon Drops: This version calls for Galliano, an herbal liqueur, and rum.DrinksMixer.com: Flaming Lemon Drop Recipe
- Lemon Verbena Drops: This recipe calls for you to infuse the vodka with lemon verbena. It also calls for a splash of Limoncello.101 Cookbooks: Lemon Verbana Drop Recipe
- Cherry Lemon Drops: This recipe combines vodka with sweet and sour mix, grenadine and a slice of lemon.DrinksMixer.com: Cherry Lemon Drop Recipe
- Lemon Liv: This recipe calls for herbal bitters and maraschino cherries.Chow: Lemon Liv
- Lemon Drop II: This recipe calls for maraschino cherries and is served in a shot glass.AllRecipes: Lemon Drop II
- Howcast: How to Make a Lemon Drop Cocktail (Time: 2:35)
