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Lemon Drop Martini

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"Very elegant, and so easy to make - you will love this lemon and lime vodka drink." — Dale W.

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Sugar and Sweeteners

Original recipe makes 1 serving Change Servings

white sugar
1 long strip of lemon zest
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger citron vodka

1/2 ounce lime juice
1 ounce sweet and sour mix
1 cup crushed ice

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Directions

Moisten the edges of a martini glass with a little lime juice, and then dip moistened edges into sugar. Place lemon zest strip in glass.
Combine vodka, lime juice, sweet and sour mix, and ice in a shaker. Shake vigorously, and strain into a martini glass.

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awesome, but used fresh lemon juice and Ketel One Citroen to make this drink a true 5 star rated libation. Ketel is so much fresher tasting than Absolut Citron, it's not even funny. And it really makes a diff in this drink!

—Geisler

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Dec 31, 2011

Worst lemon drop ever. Used real lemons and that juice with the sweet and sour made it unbarable. Way too sour

—sarainbend

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Sep 25, 2009

Make it a blueberry lemon drop martini by substituting .5 oz of citron with .5 oz of blueberry vodka! Yum!

—vegasescapee

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Jan 06, 2008

Thank you, Dale W! We had our annual progressive dinner last night. We served the appetizers and I wanted to serve a special drink and found this recipe. 5 our of 8 of us were drinking these. They were wonderful.

—LINDA22

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Sep 05, 2011

At first read I thought this would be sour because of all the lime juice. It turned out to be a refreshing surprise. The only modification I made was to substitute .5 oz. of limoncello mixed with 1 oz. of Skyy Vodka to simulate citron vodka. Unlike many martinis which tend to be heavy with alcohol, this was a light, thirst-quenching martini one could enjoy on a hot day.

—Spunky Buddy

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Feb 16, 2010

I'm a bit of a weakling and increased the sweet and sour to a full 1/4 cup. I also added some sugar to the mix to sweeten it a little. Ciroc is my favorite so I used that and added some fresh lemon juice. Delicious!

—AJ

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Oct 27, 2009

This was my first martini to make and I served it at a recent party. My guests loved it and by the end of the night I was serving it to everyone, I ran out of vodka. Delicious and easy, will make again and again.

—XANTHEY

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Apr 29, 2010

very tart but amazing. The sugar rim can make it or break it sometimes. without it, it can be too sour.

—MURKEY

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