Lemon Drop
A sweet and sour vodka shooter or martini.
ClassicLemonSweetTart
Ingredients
- Vodka2 oz (60 ml)
- Cointreau0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Lemon Juice1 oz (30 ml)
- Simple Syrup0.5 oz (15 ml)
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a sugar-rimmed glass.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Gluten. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Lemon Drop was created at Henry Africa's, a pioneering 'fern bar' in San Francisco, in the 1970s. A sweet-tart vodka, lemon and triple sec drink with a sugared rim, it captured the playful, accessible spirit of that era's cocktail culture.
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