London Lemonade Martini Recipes

LEMON AND VODKA MARTINIS

Steps:

• Place 4 large martini glasses in the freezer. Combine the sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl; whisk until the sugar dissolves. (The lemon syrup can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Combine 1/4 cup lemon syrup and the vodka in a martini shaker. Add ice cubes. Cover and shake 8 to 10 times, then strain the mixture equally into 4 very cold martini glasses (about 3 tablespoons each). Add 1/4 cup chilled sparkling wine to each glass. Garnish each martini with a lemon slice if desired, and serve very cold.

LEMON MERINGUE MARTINI

Steps:

• In a plastic food storage bag, crush the meringues with a rolling pin or your hands. Put the crumbs onto a plate and pour some water onto another plate. Put a shot of the limoncello in a small plate. Dip the rim of a martini glass into the limoncello, shaking off any excess, then into the meringue crumbs. Repeat with 3 more glasses and set aside while you make the drink.
• In a pitcher filled with ice, pour in the 4 shots of limoncello, the vodka and the lemonade and stir. Strain the drink evenly into the 4 prepared glasses and serve.

CLASSY LEMON DROP MARTINI

Steps:

• Combine vodka, citrus vodka, lemonade, limoncello, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 10 to 20 seconds.
• Pour mixture into 4 martini glasses and garnish with lemon slices.

MEYER LEMON MARTINI

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.

LONDON LEMONADE MARTINI

Steps:

• Stir or shake all ingredients together and pour into martini glass.
• Garnish with lemon twist.

PERFECT LEMON MARTINI

Steps:

• Using lemon slice, moisten the rim of a chilled cocktail glass; set lemon aside. Sprinkle sugar on a plate; hold glass upside down and dip rim into sugar. Discard remaining sugar on plate. Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add vodka, limoncello and lemon juice; cover and shake until condensation forms on outside of shaker, 10-15 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lemon slice.

LONDON LEMONADE

Steps:

• Fill a shaker with ice and add ingredients.
• Shake vigorously for one minute.
• Pour into an iced Colllins glass.
• Garnish with mint leavs and a straw.