Lemon Drop Martini

By Stina

Ingredients

• 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

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 5mins
Adapted from inspiredtaste.net

Preparation

Step 1

MethodLemon Sugar
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.Lemon Drop Martini
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.

Method

Lemon Sugar
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.Lemon Drop Martini
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.