Lemon Drop Martini Recipe
This Lemon Drop Martini is the perfect easy cocktail to make for happy hour! With only three easy to find ingredients, you are going to want to make this drink all the time!
Servings 1 martini
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice (about half a lemon, strained)
- extra lemon for garnish and rimming the glass
- sugar for garnishing the glass
Instructions
- Fill a martini shaker with ice.
- Rub a lemon wedge around the edge of a martini glass. Dip the glass in sugar.
- Add the vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup to the martini shaker. Shake for at lease 10 seconds until it's very cold.
- Pour into the prepared glass.
- Add optional garnish lemon twist to rim of glass.
Notes
Optional: Add a splash of triple sec or Cointreau for an orange-citrus note.
