Lemon Drop
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.
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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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Strain into the glass. Add a lemon wedge for garnish.
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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Strain into the glass. Add a lemon wedge for garnish.