Lemon Drop Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish & Prep
Method
Garnish & Prep
Prepare the glass
Chill a coupe or martini glass in the freezer for a few minutes or fill with ice water while you mix the cocktail. Pour the granulated sugar onto a small plate. Run the lemon wedge around the rim of the chilled glass to moisten it, then dip the rim into the sugar and gently tap off any excess. If you used ice water to chill, empty and dry the glass before rimming.
Cocktail
Fill a cocktail shaker with the ice cubes.
Add vodka, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and triple sec to the shaker.
Dry shake (optional)
If you want a slightly frothier texture, first shake the ingredients without ice for 10 seconds to emulsify, then add ice and proceed. This step is optional but gives a silkier mouthfeel.
Shake
Cap the shaker and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker exterior becomes very cold and slightly frosted.
Strain the cocktail through a fine-mesh strainer (or double strain with the shaker's built-in strainer plus fine sieve) into the prepared chilled, sugared glass to remove ice shards and pulp.
Serve immediately.