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Best Lemon Cocktails: Lemon Drop & More!

Lemon drop martini
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This Lemon Drop cocktail is sweet tart and zingy, with fresh lemon juice and vodka. Serve with a sugar rim for the full effect!

Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ ounces* vodka
  • 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • ½ ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
  • ½ ounce simple syrup
  • Superfine sugar, for the rim (or substitute granulated)
  • For the garnish: lemon twist
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Instructions

  1. Cut a notch in a lemon wedge, then run the lemon around the rim of a martini glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of superfine sugar.
  2. Make the lemon twist.
  3. Place the vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker, fill it with ice, and shake until cold.
  4. Strain the drink into the glass with the sugared rim. Garnish with the lemon twist.

Notes

*To convert to ounces, 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons