Name: Best Lemon Cocktails: Lemon Drop & More!
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 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

Best Lemon Cocktails: Lemon Drop & More!

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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!

Author: Sonja Overhiser
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 drink 1x
Category: Drink
Method: Shaken
Cuisine: Cocktail
Diet: Vegan

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

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.
Make the lemon twist.
Place the vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker, fill it with ice, and shake until cold.
Strain the drink into the glass with the sugared rim. Garnish with the lemon twist.

Notes

*To convert to ounces, 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons

Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/lemon-cocktails/