Lemon Drop Martini

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  • 5 mins
  • 5 mins

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

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.