Lemon Drop

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz (45ml) Citrus Vodka
• ¾ oz (20ml) Lemon juice
• 1 or 2 teaspoons caster sugar depending on how sweet you like it
• Optional - 1/4 oz Triple Sec (Cointreau)
• Garnish - Lemon twist or wheel

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake very hard over ice. The extra effort is needed to dissolve the sugar which struggles to mix with the ice water. IMO sugar makes a better tasting drink over simple syrup in this particular case, but do whatever you prefer.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
3. Garnish with lemon twist or wheel

Source: Adapted from various and The cocktail spirit with Robert Hess
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