#summer cocktails
Spring is around the corner, so it’s time to start dreaming of refreshing warm-weather cocktails! This lemon drop martini is the perfect cocktail to welcome longer days and warmer temperatures. The secret to this tasty drink is freshly squeezed lemon juice. For a festive detail, opt for the fabulous sugared rim glass.
Elevate your Easter gathering, Mother’s Day or bridal shower brunch with this fresh and flavorful lemon drop martini. This recipe shines as a simple martini cocktail, but has some fun flexibility, too! You can offer some variety with the sugared glass or by including a shot of limoncello for something different!
Ingredients for 2 cocktails:
- 4 oz. Vodka
- 2 oz. Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 oz. Simple syrup
- Lemon twist for garnish
- Optional extra #1: ¼ cup sugar + 1 tbs lemon zest for sugared glasses
- Optional extra #2: Add a shot of limoncello for a fun take on this tasty lemon drop martini
Instructions:
- Combine the vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker and shake well.
- Strain into a sugared glass and serve immediately.
Note: To sugar your glasses, mix ¼ cup sugar and 1 tablespoon of lemon zest in a shallow plate. Wet the edge of the glasses and dip into the sugar mixture.
.Pick Your Poison | The Elderflower Gintlime Fizz.
For my birthday the lovely Beth bought me a little cocktail kit and started me off on a delicious new boozy hobby! A few weeks and a shaker/muddler/strainer upgrade later I’m mastering classics left right and centre and even designing my own delicious creations…such as this summer beaut - The Elderflower Gintlime Fizz!
Shopping List:
1 shot good quality gin (Greenalls or Bombay Sapphire work well)
½ shot elderflower cordial
Handful of mint leaves
Half a lime
Good slice of cucumber (and one to garnish)
Topped up with prosecco (or champagne if you’re feelin’ fancy!)
How To:
Muddle together the mint and cucumber and squeeze in your lime. Add your gin and cordial with some ice and sh-sh-sh-shake it! Strain into a chilled martini glass, top up with fizz and garnish with a slice of cucumber to serve!
Fresh, zesty and smooth this is the perfect English summer garden cocktail ideal for sipping outside with some cakes or alfresco nibbles.
So what are you waiting for? Get out your best gin and start shaking - Happy Friday folks!
Let me know what you think in the comments or tweet me a picture and mini review @xameliax on twitter!
#gintlimefizz
xax
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FLORAL FUN IN THE SUN
The summer cocktail menu at Riviera 31 Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is in full bloom. This season, indulge in a picture-perfect craft creation, such as the Opium Sour, made with gin, yuzu liquor, raspberries, egg white, lemon juice and simple syrup.
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