The Perfect Lemon Drop.
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She says… Botanical Lemon Drop.
He says….Keep it Classic.
serves one
The pucker perfect Lemon Drop with a crushed candy rim & a Lemon Drop swizzle.
1 oz. simple syrup (1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar)
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
2 oz. vodka (preferably Drake’s Organic Vodka)
6 Lemon Drops (5 crushed, one whole for swizzle)
1.) Make your simple syrup by combining 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Heat over medium high heat whisking until the sugar dissolves (as soon as it begins to form small bubbles). Remove from heat. Measure out 1 oz. of syrup.
2.) Fill a shaker 3/4 with ice & place in the freezer.
3.) Prepare martini glass. Place crushed lemon drops on a plate, moisten the rim of a martini glass with a bit of the lemon juice & dredge rim of glass in the crushed candy.
4.) Remove shaker from freezer, add Drake’s Vodka, lemon juice & simple syrup. Shake 10 seconds & strain into prepared glass. Top with Lemon Drop swizzle & enjoy.
Notes: Drake’s Vodka is for the true connoisseur. It has a bit of a bite for the novice but for the individual who desires complexity, it is very rewarding. We admire the distilleries passionate pursuit of the purist & most unadulterated ingredients available.