Lemon Drop Martini

Lemon Drop Martini Recipe – good easy cocktail with tons of fresh, lightly sweet lemon vodka martini flavor!

Lemon drops are a classic vodka martini – with a bright, sweet, and lightly tart lemon flavor.

Lemon drop martinis are sweet, but not too sweet – they are refreshing, and go down incredibly smooth!

Lemon drop martinis are a vodka based cocktail, and made with only a few ingredients – letting a simple, clean lemon flavor shine.

We hope you love this recipe as much as we do!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

What You Need For This Cocktail

This drink is simple – you don't need a ton

• Cocktail spoon
• Cocktail shaker
• Simple Syrup (skip to next section for our simple syrup recipe)
• Ice
• 3 ounces of vodka
• 2 ounces of lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 ounces of simple syrup
• Lemon Drop rimming sugar, optional
• lemon juice and twisted lemon peel

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How To Make Simple Syrup

Making your own simple syrup is fantastically easy – boil equal parts water and sugar until the sugar is dissolved, then store.

You can flavor simple syrup with fresh fruit juice or herbs – but use the method below to whip up a quick and easy simple syrup for this drink:

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water

Bring water to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Add to jar, refrigerate for up to a month!

A few answers

Can we make this cocktail ahead of time?

Lemon drop martinis are great for parties and events, because they can be made ahead of time and shaken with ice when you're ready to drink them!
Store in a jar with lid or pitcher with lid in refrigerator for up to four days.
Don't prepare with ice if making ahead of time, shake when serving, so ice doesn't water down your drink.

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Ingredients

• 2-3 pieces of ice
• 3 ounces of vodka
• 2 ounces of lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 ounces of simple syrup
• Optional garnish: sugar, lemon juice and twisted lemon peel

Method

1. Add the ice to an alcohol shaker then pour in the vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup, secure with a lid and shake well.
2. Dip the rims of your glasses in the lemon juice then in the sugar and let them dry completely.
3. Strain the martinis into glasses and serve.