Name: Violet Lemon Drop · Cocktail recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 40 ml Vodka; 10 ml Triple Sec; 10 ml Creme de violette; 25 ml lemon juice; 10 ml Simple Syrup; 1 piece Lemon twist (for garnish); Ice

Drink type Servings

Measurement system

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Violet Lemon Drop

Description

Violet Lemon Drop is bright first and floral second. Vodka gives a clean base, lemon provides the sharp core, triple sec supplies orange depth and crème de violette adds a delicate perfume and pale purple hue.

Keeping the violette to 10 ml is important: enough to make the drink distinctive, not enough to make it taste soapy. A small amount of syrup rounds the citrus without blunting it.

Ingredients

40 ml Vodka
10 ml Triple Sec
10 ml Creme de violette
25 ml lemon juice
10 ml Simple Syrup
1 piece Lemon twist (for garnish)
Ice

Equipment needed

Cocktail Shaker – Shake with ice for proper chill, dilution and texture. Fine Mesh Strainer – Use for fine-straining where the recipe calls for it.

Instructions

If using a sugar half-rim, prepare one side of a chilled coupe and leave the other side clean.
Add vodka, triple sec, crème de violette, lemon juice and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
Shake hard for 12 to 15 seconds.
Fine strain into the chilled coupe.
Express a lemon twist over the surface and garnish.