🍋 Lemon Drop

Sweet, sour, and dangerously drinkable

🥔 Vodka Classic

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Rim a chilled martini glass with sugar (rub lemon wedge around rim, dip in sugar).
  2. Add vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker.
  3. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
  4. Strain into the prepared glass.
  5. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Pro Tips

📜 History

Created in the 1970s at Henry Africa's bar in San Francisco, the Lemon Drop was designed as a vodka answer to tequila shots. It evolved from a shooter to a proper cocktail.

⚖️ Balance

The key is balancing sweet and sour. Fresh lemon juice is essential – bottled juice tastes flat. Adjust simple syrup to your preference.

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