Trina’s Lemon Drop Martini | Brunching with the Braxtons

Instructions

• ½ lemon sliced for garnish
• 2 lemons juiced and lemon peels sliced and cut
• 1 cup of vodka(8oz)
• ½ cup of simple syrup (combine½ cup of sugar and ½ cup of water mix until sugar dissolves)
• 2 cups of ice
• 1 shaker
• ½ cup of pink sugar in a shallow plate

1. Add lemon juice and peels into a shaker and muddle for 2minutes until all juices and oils are released for the lemon peels. Add the simple syrup, vodka and ice to the shaker and shake well until the shaker becomes frosty cold
2. Rub lemon peel around the rim of the glass then dip rim into the shallow plate with pink sugar.
3. Pour lemon cocktail mixture into each glass and garnish with sliced lemon.