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Limoncello Martini recipe.

A chilled vodka and limoncello martini with fresh lemon. Smooth, bright, citrus-led and sharply polished.

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Limoncello Martini

Description

The Limoncello Martini is clean, cold and intensely lemony, but it should feel polished rather than sugary. Vodka gives it a smooth base, limoncello brings fragrant lemon sweetness, and fresh lemon juice adds the sharp edge that makes the drink snap into focus.

Serve it very cold and it lands somewhere between a lemon drop and a lighter dessert cocktail. It is elegant enough for a coupe, simple enough for home mixing and bright enough to wake up the palate before dinner.

Ingredients

  • 40 ml Limoncello
  • 30 ml Vodka
  • 15 ml lemon juice

Instructions

Shake: Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake until very cold.

Strain: Fine strain into a chilled martini glass.

Serve: Finish neatly and serve.

Recommended glassware

Martini Glass
Martini Glass (recommended)

A classic V-shaped cocktail glass for iconic served-up drinks.

120–220 ml Stemmed V-shaped bowl.

Best for: Martini, Cosmopolitan, Espresso Martini, Lemon Drop, Appletini.

Garnish: Works well with olives, citrus twists, cocktail onions, or neat rim presentation.

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