Classic Easy Lemon Drop Martini Recipe
Make this classic Lemon Drop Martini, a sweet and tart vodka cocktail, in under five minutes. This recipe focuses on achieving the perfect balance using fresh lemon juice and a simple sugar rim for an elegant happy hour drink.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz Vodka (Citron vodka works well)
- 1 oz Fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz Homemade simple syrup
- Granulated sugar for rimming
- Lemon twist for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the martini glass by chilling it first. Run a lemon wedge around the rim of the chilled glass. Dip the rim into a shallow plate of granulated sugar to create the sugar rim.
- Measure the vodka, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Seal the shaker and shake hard until the outside of the shaker is very cold, about 15 seconds.
- Strain the mixture into the prepared, sugar-rimmed martini glass.
- Garnish with a fresh lemon twist before serving immediately.
Notes
- To make homemade simple syrup, combine equal parts granulated sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat gently, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely. Cool before using.
- For a more tart drink, slightly reduce the simple syrup amount. For a sweeter drink, increase the simple syrup slightly.
- Chill your martini glasses in the freezer for at least 10 minutes before preparing the drink for the best presentation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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