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    Lemon Drop Cocktail Recipe

    August 26, 2018 by admin 2 Comments

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    Lemony, sweet, sour and super easy to make. This Lemon Drop Cocktail is the perfect drink to enjoy any day!

    A lemon drop is a vodka-based cocktail that has a lemony, sweet and sour flavor, prepared using lemon juice, triple sec and simple syrup. It has been described as a variant of, or as "a take on", the Vodka Martini. It is typically prepared and served straight up – chilled with ice and strained.

    The drink was invented sometime in the 1970s by Norman Jay Hobday, the founder, and proprietor of Henry Africa's bar in San Francisco, California. Some variations of the drink exist, such as blueberry and raspberry lemon drops. It is served at some bars and restaurants in the United States, and in such establishments in other areas of the world.

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1 ½ ounces good quality vodka
    • ½ ounce Triple Sec
    • 1 teaspoon superfine sugar or to taste
    • ¾ ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
    • Ice cubes
    • Superfine sugar for dipping the glasses
    • Lemon, thinly sliced

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, add the vodka, triple sec, sugar and lemon juice. Shake well.
    2. Take a lemon wedge and rub the top edge area of the martini glass. Dip the edge into the superfine sugar.
    3. Pour the drink into a sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with a lemon slice.
    4. Enjoy!

    Lemon Drop Cocktail Recipe

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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Calories 162 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ ounces good quality vodka
    • ½ ounce Triple Sec
    • 1 teaspoon superfine sugar or to taste
    • ¾ ounce lemon juice freshly squeezed
    • Ice cubes
    • Superfine sugar for dipping the glasses
    • Lemon thinly sliced

    Instructions
     

    • In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, add the vodka, triple sec, sugar and lemon juice. Shake well.
    • Take a lemon wedge and rub the top edge area of the martini glass. Dip the edge into the superfine sugar.
    • Pour the drink into a sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with a lemon slice.
    • Enjoy!

     

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      […] cocktails, including our lemon drop cocktail, call for rimming the glass with superfine sugar. The rim of the glass is moistened just a bit and […]

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