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Lemon drop (cocktail)

Lemon Drop
IBA official cocktail
Lemon drop
TypeMixed drink
Base spirit
ServedStraight up: chilled, without ice
Standard garnishsugar around rim
Standard drinkware
Cocktail glass
IBA specified
ingredients†
  • 30 ml vodka citron
  • 20 ml triple sec
  • 15 ml fresh lemon juice
PreparationPour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with sugar rim around the glass.
Commonly servedAll Day
† Lemon Drop recipe at International Bartenders Association

A lemon drop is a vodka-based cocktail that has a lemony, sweet and sour flavor, prepared using vodka, triple sec, and fresh lemon juice.[1] It has been described as a variant of, or as "a take on", the vodka martini, but is in fact closer to a white lady variant.[2] It is typically prepared and served straight up – chilled with ice and strained.

The drink was invented sometime in the 1970s by Norman Jay Hobday, the founder and proprietor of Henry Africa's bar in San Francisco, California. Variations of the drink exist, such as blueberry and raspberry lemon drops, and some recipes that call for simple syrup. It is served at some bars and restaurants in the United States, and in such establishments in other areas of the world.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lemon Drop Martini IBA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Marszalek 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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