MEYER LEMON MARTINI

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Categories     Lemon     Orange     Cocktail Party

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 teaspoons (divided) white sugar
2 teaspoons warm water
1 Meyer lemon, juiced and peeled
2 fluid ounces vodka
1 fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (e.g. Cointreau), ice

Steps:

  • Combine 2 teaspoons sugar and warm water in a cocktail shaker; stir to dissolve sugar.
  • Pour Meyer lemon juice, lemon peels, vodka, and orange liqueur into the shaker; add ice. Cover and shake vigorously.
  • Remove a lemon peel from the shaker and wipe the rim of a martini glass with the peel. Dip the rim of the glass in 1 teaspoon sugar, or as needed.
  • Strain martini into prepared glass.
  • Note: Two teaspoons of simple syrup can be used to sweeten the martini instead of the sugar and water. To make 1 and 1/2 cups simple syrup, bring 1 cup white sugar and 1 cup water to a boil until sugar is melted. After cooling the syrup, store it in the fridge. It will keep several weeks.

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