Lemon Drop
A lemon drop is a sugar coated, lemon-flavored candy that is typically colored yellow and often shaped like a lemon. They can be sweet or have a more sour flavor. Lemon drops are made by boiling sugar, water and cream of tartar until it reaches the hard crack stage. As the mixture cools, lemon flavor is added.
Ingredients
- Lemon Juice (1 oz)
- Simple Syrup (.5 oz)
- Sugar (.5 tsp)
- Vodka (2 oz)
Steps
- Fill shaker with ice, vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup, and shake.
- Prepare a chilled martini glass with a sugar rim.
- Pour chilled drink into martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist or wheel.