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The Easiest Lemon Drop Martini

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With summer right around the corner, you’ll likely be looking for a delicious, refreshing, and easy drink to make. Enter: the lemon drop martini. All you need are 3 ingredients and a cocktail shaker–I recommend this one if you are in the market for an affordable shaker. In the spirit of brevity, I’ll get right to the recipe, but if you’re looking for some tips, they’ll be below.

 

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lemon ( ~ 1.5 tablespoons lemon juice)
  • 0.75 oz simple syrup
  • 3 oz vodka
  • sugar for the rim

Directions:

  1. Juice the lemon into a cocktail shaker—I typically eyeball this, but it ends up being about 1.5 tablespoons.
  2. Add simple syrup, vodka, and ice to the shaker and shake until properly mixed.
  3. Cover the rim of your glass in lemon juice and coat in sugar.
  4. Finally, pour the contents of the shaker into a glass of your choosing.
  5. For an added bonus, you can garnish with a lemon slice.
The Lemon Drop Martini

And that’s it! The easiest lemon drop martini you’ll ever make. The most difficult piece will be picking what glass you want to showcase it in. I prefer these from Crate and Barrel because they are simple and SO affordable. That’s the glass shown in these pictures. I especially like using cheap glasses when entertaining because you won’t be upset if something is to break! And again, check out this cocktail shaker if you’re looking for one–it’s cheap, and the lid doesn’t get stuck or leak like others I have used.

When making this recipe, I HIGHLY recommend fresh lemon juice. You can seriously taste the difference if you don’t. And as for the type of vodka, I can’t say enough good things about the Kirkland brand vodka from Costco; it’s cheap without sacrificing quality.

 

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