Lemon Drop Martini

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Ketel One Citroen Vodka
1⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Sherbety lemon - well-balanced and refreshing, but not really a Martini.

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Variant:

Lemon Drop Crusta
Lemon Drop Shot

History:

An Alternatini (served in a V-shaped glass but not a Martini) that was popular during the 1990s.

Nutrition:

One serving of Lemon Drop Martini contains 201 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 18.91% alc./vol. (18.91° proof)
  • 19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Egg McKenzie’s Avatar Egg McKenzie
24th May at 20:32
balanced recipe. refreshing but not interesting.
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Dave D.’s Avatar Dave D.
5th January at 00:25
Always a favorite when I want to taste lemon. Sugar rim is an added taste I like on occasion !
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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
6th June 2024 at 01:42
Tart and just sweet enough for what it is. Tasty!
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kaitlin ward’s Avatar kaitlin ward
20th August 2023 at 23:19
replaced the vodka with rose gin & cut the simple syrup to 75%; added a sugar and hibiscus flower powder rim - was delicious!
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margaret badger’s Avatar margaret badger
1st October 2022 at 19:44
I love this website - so clear and easy to use. Thank you Simon! Anyway, Very nicely balanced cocktail - although we did reduce the sugar syrup based on John Hinojos’ comment below - good call! This worked for us. A new favourite!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
2nd October 2022 at 09:37
Thanks for your kind words. I have to thank Paloma, Harry, Matt, Alex and Dan as not possible without them.
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Alex Sperti’s Avatar Alex Sperti
11th December 2021 at 19:00
Really enjoyed this. Lovely and fresh.
2nd time around I replaced the sugar syrup with Limoncello this added an extra sharpness
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
10th October 2021 at 20:20
this was great. Had it with brunch today. Was concerned it would be a bit to sweet for us, so we use dry Curacao and 2/3s of the sugar syrup. Outstanding. Moving over to my favourites.
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