Lemon Drop

Yield: 1.0 Glass: Chilled coupe, 6–7 oz

Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.

modern classic vodka citrus shaken seeded

Ingredients

2 oz vodka
1 oz fresh lemon juice
0.75 oz orange liqueur
0.5 oz simple syrup
Sugar rim and lemon twist, for garnish

Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a sugar-rimmed cocktail glass.

Behind the drink

A little history

1970s San Francisco

Norman Jay Hobday is generally credited with creating the Lemon Drop at Henry Africa’s in San Francisco during the 1970s. It translated the sweet-tart flavor of lemon candy into the era’s emerging vodka-bar culture.

Lemon Drop history