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Lemon Drop Shots for a Crowd

A plate of lemon cocktails in sugared rim glasses, garnished with lemon wedges, with bottles and fresh lemons in the background.
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Sweet-tart lemon drop shots made with vodka, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup, shaken ice-cold and poured into sugar-rimmed glasses. The syrup rim stays crisp, so you can prep the whole tray ahead.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 6 shooters
Course: Shot

Ingredients  

  • 3 ounces vodka regular or lemon vodka
  • 1 ½ ounces lemon juice
  • 1 ½ ounces simple syrup
  • 6 tiny lemon wedges for garnish
Sugar Rim

Method
 

  1. Start by dipping the rim of 6 shot glasses in simple syrup. Then, dip the wet rim in granulated sugar.
    Granulated sugar, Simple syrup
    A shot glass is being dipped in sugar, next to other shot glasses with sugared rims, a dish of liquid, and a lemon on a white surface.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice, and then add the vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
    3 ounces vodka, 1 ½ ounces lemon juice, 1 ½ ounces simple syrup
    A cocktail shaker and shot glasses with ice, a lemon, a bottle of vodka, a bottle of simple syrup, and four sugar-rimmed shot glasses on a marble countertop.
  3. Shake until icy cold (about 20 seconds), then strain into the 6 sugar-rimmed shot glasses. Garnish each with a tiny lemon wedge.
    6 tiny lemon wedges
    Four glasses of a light-colored drink with sugar-coated rims are garnished with lemon wedges and placed on a white surface.

Notes

For a single shot, use ½ ounce vodka, ¼ ounce lemon juice, and ¼ ounce simple syrup.

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Author: Kristen Stevens
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