If you’re looking for an easy lemon drop martini recipe, look no further! Buddy is infamous for his lemon drops–they’re so smooth and easy to drink that you might not realize just how much you’ve had. So much so that after a family New Year’s Eve party, this cocktail was nicknamed the E-lemon-ator!
For this lemon drop cocktail recipe, you want to make sure that you use Cointreau instead of triple sec. While they are both orange liqueurs, triple sec is a lower quality product. For this craft cocktail, the higher quality Cointreau makes a huge difference both in flavor and drinkability.
This classic cocktail doesn’t have simple syrup or sweeteners like some other recipes. With Cointreau and a quality vodka, this martini will be so smooth that you won’t need it.
Buddy’s Easy Lemon Drop Martini
Servings: 1 martini
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Tito’s Vodka
- 1 oz. Cointreau orange liqueur
- ½ lemon, juiced
For the garnish
- ¼ c sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Thin slice of lemon
Equipment
- Martini shaker
- Ice
- Martini glasses
- Saucer for the sugar rim
- Shot glass or jigger
- Knives
- Lemon squeezer
Directions:
- Before mixing the lemon drop martini, prepare your garnish. Place ¼ sugar into shallow saucer or bowl. Zest 1 lemon directly into the bowl and rub the zest and sugar together with your fingers.
- Using the lemon you zested, cut a wedge out of it and use it to rim your martini glass with lemon juice. Dip the martini glass into the zested sugar and set aside.
- Using a new lemon, cut a thin slice for a garnish. Set aside.
- Fill your martini shaker with ice cubes. Pour the vodka, Cointeau, and lemon juice into the martini shaker.
- Shake, shake, shake! Make sure to shake long enough that your martini is nice and cold.
- Pour into the martini glass and top with your thin lemon slice to garnish.
- Enjoy! 🙂
If you make this easy lemon drop martini recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram @vinowithvonda! I’d love to see how it turns out for you. Don’t forget to leave a comment and share with your friends.
– Vonda
