lemon drop martini

By Jody

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka (use a good-quality vodka)
• 1/2 ounce orange liqueur (Triple Sec, Grand Marnier, Cointreau, etc.)
• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar or to taste*
• 3/4 ounce freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• Ice cubes
• Superfine sugar for dipping
• Twisted peel of lemon

Details

Adapted from whatscookingamerica.net

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the vodka, orange liqueur, sugar, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice; shake well (supposedly the cocktail is to be shaken 40 times to make sure the sugar is well blended).

Pour strained liquor into sugar-rimmed martini glass and garnish with a twisted peel of lemon.

NOTE: To create a sugar-rimmed glass, take a lemon wedge and rub the drinking surface of the glass so it is barely moist. Dip the edge of the glass into the superfine sugar.

Makes 1 serving.