Lemon Drop Martini
A refreshing cocktail for a hot summer day!
Servings: 1
Equipment
- A cocktail shaker
- A 5-ounce cocktail ("martini") glass
Ingredients
- 5 ice cubes
- 1 1/2 ounces (one "jigger") good-quality vodka
- 3/4 ounce (half jigger) Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 teaspoon Caster sugar (super-fine sugar) plus more if desired to coat rim of glass
Instructions
- Put the ice cubes, vodka, Cointreau, the juice from half of the lemon and the teaspoon of caster sugar into a cocktail shaker. Shake for 5 seconds. Set aside.
- Pour a small amount of caster sugar onto a plate. Run a piece of the remaining lemon half over the rim of the cocktail glass to moisten it. Tip the cocktail glass upside side, and dip it into the sugar.
- Strain the cocktail into the glass, and garnish with a piece of lemon peel. Enjoy!