Lemon Drop Martini

3.5 from 2 ratings

Bright, clear, lightly sweet, and impeccably clean-tasting, a good lemon drop cocktail — or lemon drop martini — should make you feel like you’re sipping up the shiniest parts of summer.

Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 ½ ounce vodka
¾ ounce lemon juice (about one whole lemon)
½ ounce triple sec
lemon round for garnish
superfine sugar for the rim

Directions

Run a fresh-cut lemon wedge around the edge of a cocktail class, then dip the rim of the glass in sugar. Make sure all edges of the glass are well coated.
In a cocktail shaker, combine 1 1/2 ounces vodka, 3/4 ounce lemon juice and 1/2 ounce triple sec with a scoop of ice. Shake until cold.
Strain into prepared glass, then garnish with lemon round.