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Simple Lemon Drop

By Andrea Geary

Published on May 31, 2021

Time

10 minutes

Yield

Makes 1 cocktail

Simple Lemon Drop

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar for rim of glass (optional)lemon wedge (optional)¼ cup vodka ¼ cup Lemonade Concentrate

Before You Begin

For a less potent drink, serve over ice in an old-fashioned glass.

Instructions

  1.  Spread sugar, if using, into even layer on saucer. Moisten rim of cocktail glass by running lemon wedge, if using, around edge. Roll rim in sugar to coat.
  2.  Combine ice, vodka, and lemonade concentrate in cocktail shaker. Shake until well chilled, 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into glass. Serve.
Simple Lemon Drop
Photography by Daniel J. van Ackere. Styling by Catrine Kelty.

Simple Lemon Drop

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Time

10 minutes

Yield

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar for rim of glass (optional)
lemon wedge (optional)
¼ cup vodka

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar for rim of glass (optional)
lemon wedge (optional)
¼ cup vodka

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar for rim of glass (optional)
lemon wedge (optional)
¼ cup vodka

Why This Recipe Works

A lemon drop is a vodka-based cocktail with an assertively sweet-and-sour profile, which makes it a perfect place to use our lemonade concentrate. Equal parts vodka and syrup, shaken with ice and served straight up (stronger) or over ice (milder), make for a quick and potent beverage.

Before You Begin

For a less potent drink, serve over ice in an old-fashioned glass.

Instructions

  1.  Spread sugar, if using, into even layer on saucer. Moisten rim of cocktail glass by running lemon wedge, if using, around edge. Roll rim in sugar to coat.
  2.  Combine ice, vodka, and lemonade concentrate in cocktail shaker. Shake until well chilled, 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into glass. Serve.

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