Lemon Drops like no other

My wife’s favorite flavor is lemon, so almost everywhere we go, she looks for food or drink that has lemon included in it. About 3 years ago, she went on a search for the best lemon drop martini and she tried it in places all over the country and has decided to create this recipe.

Lemon Drop Ingredients

2 ounces of Citron Vodka

2 ounces of your favorite limoncello

Lemon verbena sugar

juice of 1/2 lemon

1/2 teaspoon of simple syrup

Ice

Lemon Drop Martini preparation

First, get all of your ingredients ready to go and place your martini glass in the freezer for 15-20 minutes

All your ingredients

Start by cutting your lemon in half on cutting board with a towel

Cutting lemon in half

Fill your shaker with ice. Crushed ice is preferred.

Shaker full of crushed ice

Using a juicing tool, put the juice of half a lemon into the shaker with ice.

Juicing the lemon in the shaker

Add lemon flavored vodka. Julie prefers Absolut Citron.

Adding Citron vodka to the shaker

Add limoncello. Pick your favorite limoncello for this part.

Adding limoncello to the shaker

Add simple syrup to the shaker

Adding simple syrup to shaker

Pull your frozen martini glass out of your freezer.

Frozen martini glass

What is Lemon Verbena sugar? Well it is made by All-Star Organics and you can buy it online. I really think this ingredient makes this drink unique.

Lemon verbena sugar from All-Star organics

Pour some lemon verbena sugar into a container that you will be able to dip your martini glass into to coat the edge. We are using a plastic top from a storage container.

Pouring sugar into plastic cap

With the leftover lemon from the earlier step, coat the outside rim of the martini glass.

Coating the rim of the martini glass with lemon juice

Take the coated martini glass and rotate it through the lemon verbena sugar as to coat the outside of the glass.

Coating glass with lemon verbena sugar

Place the top on the shaker and thoroughly shake the mixture.

Shaking the mixture

Pour the mixture into the coated martini glass.

Pouring drink into the glass

Finish with a slice of lemon as garnish.

Julie’s lemon drop martini.

Bottoms Up and Bon Appetit!