Lemon Drop Cocktail
- FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- FOR THE COCKTAIL:
- 3 ounces, fluid Vodka
- 2 ounces, fluid Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 2 ounces, fluid Simple Syrup
- 3 teaspoons Fine White Sugar (for The Glasses)
- In a saucepan combine the one cup of sugar and one cup of water and bring to a boil. Stir and continue to boil until all the sugar is dissolved. Then remove from heat and let the mixture cool. Then, pour into a container and refrigerate until cold. This is a simple syrup and it will keep in the refrigerator for 3 months so you can make this again and again. Or use with other cocktails.
- Chill two martini glasses in the freezer for at least 5 minutes.
- In a shaker pour in the vodka, lemon juice, 2 ounces of the simple syrup and 1/2 cup of ice. Rim the glasses with a dab of lemon juice and dip in the fine sugar. Shake the cocktail rigorously and then pour into each glass evenly. Enjoy, they are perfect for summer or anytime.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/drinks/lemon-drop-cocktail/ (may not work)