Description
Classic strawberry lemon drop martini delights cocktail enthusiasts with its perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors. Refreshing ingredients and simple preparation make this drink a crowd-pleasing favorite you’ll savor at home or during festive gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 fresh strawberries, large, hulled (plus extra for garnish)
- 2 oz (60 ml) vodka (plain or strawberry-flavored)
- 1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 oz (30 ml) simple syrup (adjust to taste)
- Sugar (for rimming the glass, optional)
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Rim Preparation: Moisten glass edge with lemon wedge and delicately coat with granulated sugar, creating a sparkling sweet border.
- Strawberry Infusion: Crush ripe strawberries in cocktail shaker, releasing their vibrant crimson essence and intense aromatics.
- Liquid Assembly: Combine chilled vodka, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and ice into the shaker, blending ingredients with vigorous, circular motions to create a harmonious mixture.
- Straining and Serving: Position fine mesh strainer over sugared martini glass, carefully filtering liquid to achieve a smooth, seed-free texture while preserving the rich strawberry hue.
- Garnish and Presentation: Elegantly accent the cocktail by either suspending a pristine whole strawberry on the glass rim or gracefully twisting a slender lemon peel to release its fragrant essential oils, elevating the drink’s visual and sensory appeal.
Notes
- Strawberry Selection: Choose ripe, deep red strawberries for maximum flavor intensity and natural sweetness. Avoid pale or unripe berries that lack robust taste.
- Sugar Rim Technique: Apply sugar evenly around the glass rim by rotating the lemon wedge in a circular motion, ensuring a consistent, attractive crystalline border.
- Muddling Mastery: Press strawberries gently but firmly to extract juice without crushing seeds, which can introduce unwanted bitterness to the cocktail.
- Chilling Importance: Use fresh, high-quality ice cubes and shake vigorously for at least 10-15 seconds to achieve optimal temperature and proper dilution of ingredients.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktails, Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg