Lemon Drop (common)

Here is my Common Lemon Drop Recipe.

In a shaker juice one whole fresh lemon.

Add 1 Tablespoon of sugar or 1oz simple syrup

add 1 Cup of ICE

Add 1oz of triplesec (Hiram Walker preferred)

Add 2oz of Vodka (KettleOne preferred). 3 oz if you are in the mood

Shake vigorously

strain into Martini "up" glass

garnish with lemon peel and/or mint

Notes: If this is too tart for you (will depend on the lemons) add more sugar or more triple sec. If it's too sweet add more vodka or more lemon. Shaking should break up the ice and freeze the drink. It's also a good idea to add some ice into the "up" glass before you start mixing. This will give the glass a chance to cool down. Lastly, if you are really good, you should strained your drink so that there are just small bits of ice floating on the top.