In one week, Adam and I will be off to sand and sun to visit dear friends in Ft. Lauderdale. We could not be more excited and cannot wait to get on that plane. Feeling the vacation bug just a tad bit early, we got in the mood to make martinis.
With Marmalade’s help, a whole bunch of lemons, some lovely vodka and a favorite, Cointreau, a sort of top shelf triple sec, we made ourselves Lemon Drop Martinis, something that in our opinion is hard to find when out on the town especially, the way we like it!
Contrary to popular belief, Lemon Drop martinis do not have to be super sour, instead they are (in our opinion) a lovely balance of tart and sweet. They must be ridiculously cold, use freshly squeezed lemon juice and have a sugar rim (preferably a lemon sugar rim) to make us smile, and after one (or two) of these, we definitely were smiling!
| Lemon Drop Martini |
- Lemon Drop Martini
- 2 parts Citron Vodka (we used Grey Goose)
- 3/4 part Cointreau
- 1 part freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 part simple syrup
- ice
- lemon wedge
- lemon sugar
- edible flowers
- Lemon Sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- Method
- Stir the sugar and zest together, then place on a plate large enough for a martini glass to fit so the rim of the glass can be turned around in the sugar.
- Moisten the rim of each martini glass with a lemon wedge, turn the glass upside down and twist into the lemon sugar, set aside.
- In a shaker add vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, simple syrup and a handful of ice; shake for at least 1 minute.
- Pour the mixture through a strainer into the prepared martini glass and garnish with an edible flower.
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I bet those cocktails tasted every bit as good as they look. Would it be inappropriate to sip one of these at my desk this afternoon?
I won’t tell if you don’t tell
This sounds like the perfect way to get the vacation bug.
Marmalade is beautiful! I’d love a lemon drop martini right now – might help motivate me to work on the Friday before a holiday!
Perfect! I was tasked with providing lemon drops for a friend’s birthday and settled in for the arduous task of trying several recipes. I tried yours first and went no further. Often I think lemon drops can be too sweet or too overpowering in flavor. Yours was amazing, had a great balance and went down a little too easy. Ask me again tomorrow morning!
Found this recipe via Google and have gone through several bottles of Citron since then, not to mention forwarding the link three times upon request. Perfect recipe! I’ve taken to having a lemon drop after work for the past two weeks now! (uh oh.) Thanks for sharing.
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