Looking for a shot that is tart, sweet, and packs a punch? The search ends with this Lemon Drop Shot recipe! Potent yet delicious, my lips pucker just thinking about the tantalizing tartness!
Similar to a Lemon Drop Martini but served in shot form, it’s packed with boozy, lemony goodness! This recipe lets you make these fan-favorite shots at home whenever your heart desires.
Fortunately, these shots only require three ingredients and a minute to make. You will need one ounce good quality vodka, 1/2 ounce of fresh lemon juice, and 1/2 ounce simple syrup. Some sugar for rimming the glass and extra lemon slices for garnish are a nice touch.
These are so fun for a party, but you will want to make them look great. Here is how you rim the shot glasses with sugar.
Doing shots alone is no fun! Make this for a group! The following will be enough for 8 shots. Obviously if there are only 6 of you, you will need to make two people do two. Obviously.
If you don’t have simple syrup on hand and don’t feel like making it, replace the simple syrup with sugar. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar to the other ingredients, giving the cocktail a good shake in a cocktail shaker before pouring into the shot glasses.
Lemon Drop Shot
Potent yet delicious, this lemon drop shot is packed with tantalizing tartness and boozy, lemony goodness!
Prep: 3min
Total: 3min
Yield: 1
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce chilled vodka
- 1/2 tablespoon simple syrup (or 1/2 an ounce)
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (or 1/2 an ounce)
Instruction:
- Rim a shot glass with sugar.
- Pour the vodka, simple syrup and lemon juice into a shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously.
- Strain into shot glass.
- Garnish with lemon and enjoy.
Lemon Drop Shot
Drop a couple of these lemon drop shots at your next party. Vodka, lemon juice, and a splash of simple syrup make for a simply delicious vodka shot recipe.
Drop a couple of these lemon drop shots at your next party. Vodka, lemon juice, and a splash of simple syrup make for a simply delicious vodka shot recipe.
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts Vodka
- 1 Part Lemon Juice
- Splash Simple Syrup
- Garnish: Sugar Coated Lemon Slice
Instruction:
- Coat a lemon slice in sugar and set aside.
- Add ice, vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup to a shaking glass and shake well until sugar is dissolved.
- Strain mix into shot glass and garnish with sugar-coated lemon slice.
Lemon Drop Shot
Create the perfect Lemon Drop Shot with this step-by-step guide. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake and strain into a chilled shot glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge and a sugar rim. Absolut Citron, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Lemon
Prep: 2min
Total: 2min
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Nutrition Facts: calories 89 calories
Ingredients:
- Absolut Citron
- Lemon Juice
- Simple Syrup
- Lemon
Instruction:
- Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
- Add ⅔ part Absolut Citron.
- Add ½ part lemon juice.
- Add ¼ part simple syrup.
- Shake.
- Strain into a shot glass.
- Garnish with lemon.
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The most popular shot in America, we use real lemon juice and sugar cane to create our version of this sweet & sour classic.
