Norman Jay Hobday opened a bar in San Francisco in the 1970s and invented the Lemon Drop. The cocktail became famous world-wide. Oprah Winfrey gave the Lemon Drop a boost of popularity in 2006 by serving one on her TV show. And y'all - it's NOT a Martini!! It's sugary and lemony and at once makes you recall that candy from your childhood.
Serves one.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons sugar for glass rim (very important!!
2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce triple sec
1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 ounce simple syrup (See Recipe Link - Simple Syrup)
lemon wedge for garnish
Steps
- Put sugar in a saucer. Wet the rim of your glass by going around it with a lemon. Dip the rim of the glass in the sugar and coat it. Let it dry for a couple of minutes and it will stick better.
- Put a handful of ice, the vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker or a jar with a lid. Shake, shake, shake until chilled.
- Strain into the glass. Add a lemon wedge for garnish.
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Serves 1.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons sugar for the glass rim
ice
3/4 ounce (1 & 1/2 tablespoons) simple syrup (See Recipe Link - Simple Syrup)
1 & 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) lemon juice
2.5 oz club soda, chilled (I really like to use La Croix's lemon-flavored sparkling water!)
Steps
- Put sugar in a saucer. Wet the rim of your glass by going around it with a lemon. Dip the rim of the glass in the sugar and coat it. Let it dry for a couple of minutes and it will stick better.
- Put a handful of ice, the club soda, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker or a jar with a lid. Shake gently or stir - you don't want the club soda to explode! , shake, shake until chilled.
- Strain into the glass. Add a lemon wedge for garnish.
