Contemporary Cocktails · Vodka Cocktails
Lemon Drop Martini
Tastes like the classic lemon candy it was named after.
- Base spirit
- Vodka
- Origin
- San Francisco, USA
- Period
- 1970s
- Creator
- Norman Jay Hobday
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Citrus vodka25 ml
- Triple sec20 ml
- Fresh lemon juice15 ml
- Simple syrup10 ml
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- Sugar rim and lemon zest
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Chill the cocktail glass.
- 02
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 03
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the cocktail glass.
- 05
Garnish with lemon zest.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Lemon candy, orange
- Finish
- Sweet-tart
- Character
- Bright candy-like sour
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Invented in the 1970s by Norman Jay Hobday at Henry Africa's in San Francisco, one of America's first 'fern bars'.
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