Our Family Recipes

230 calories

The Lemon Drop Martini was created in the 1970s at the world’s first fern bar, Henry Africa’s, by bar owner Norman Jay Hobday, in San Francisco, California. He named the drink after a popular hard candy at that time. In 2006, Oprah Winfrey made a Lemon Drop for Rachel Ray, and the cocktail became an overnight sensation.

• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 1/2 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
• 3/4 oz lemon juice
• 2 oz lemon-flavored vodka or regular vodka

1. Chill a martini, coupe, or lowball glass.
2. Shake ingredients with some ice.
3. Strain into glass.