Classic Lemon Drop Martini Recipe
Make this easy vodka cocktail that perfectly balances sweet and tart flavors. This recipe delivers a refreshing, elegant drink ready in just five minutes, complete with the signature sugar rim.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz Vodka (use your best vodka for martinis)
- 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 0.75 oz Simple Syrup (homemade simple syrup for cocktails recommended)
- Granulated Sugar (for rim)
- Lemon Wedge (for rim and garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare the martini glass: Run a lemon wedge around the rim of a chilled coupe or martini glass. Dip the moistened rim into a shallow plate of granulated sugar to create the sugar rim. Set the glass aside.
- Combine ingredients: Add the vodka, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake well: Close the shaker and shake hard until the outside of the shaker is very cold, about 15 to 20 seconds.
- Strain and serve: Double strain the mixture into your prepared, sugar-rimmed glass.
- Garnish: Garnish with a thin lemon twist. Serve this sweet and tart martini immediately.
Notes
- For the best flavor balance, make your own simple syrup using equal parts water and sugar heated until dissolved, then cooled.
- If you prefer a slightly different flavor, you can substitute some of the vodka with Limoncello for a homemade limoncello martini variation.
- To make a non alcoholic lemon drop mocktail, substitute the vodka with sparkling water or non-alcoholic spirit alternative.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg