Description
These are a “Ladies Night” favorite and winner of our annual “girls only” weekend cocktail contest. If you love lemon like I love lemon, they’ll be your new favorite, too.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces, weight Can Frozen Lemonade Concentrate
- 2 ounces, fluid Bacardi Limon Rum
- 1 ounce, fluid Absolut Citron Vodka
- 4 whole Lemons (small), Divided
- 3 Tablespoons Sugar, Divided
- 1 cup Ice, Crushed
Preparation
In a small pitcher, mix the undiluted frozen lemonade concentrate, rum, vodka, the juice from 2 small lemons (approximately 1.5 ounces) and 1 tablespoon sugar. Stir until the sugar is disolved. Slice one of the remaining lemons into thin slices and set aside; cut the last remaining lemon in half. Prep your shot glasses by rubbing the rims of your shot glasses into half a cut lemon (grind it in there really good) and then dip them into the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Put a thin slice of lemon on the edge of the glass for garnish. In a cocktail shaker or a quart jar with a lid, add one cup of crushed ice and enough drink mixture to fill the shaker to 2/3 full. Seal the shaker and shake vigorously for 2-3 minutes, or until freezing cold. Pour into shot glasses, straining out the ice and being careful not to ruin your sugar rims. They’re best cold, so “bottoms up!”
This recipe makes approximately one quart of lemon drop mix, or enough for 12 shot glasses. Leftover mix can be stored in the freezer in a sealed container or kept in the fridge until you’re ready for another round. You can also mix up your lemon drops in advance and store them in the freezer. Before you are ready to serve, just allow the mix to thaw until it’s no longer slushy but still very cold. You can also serve this in martini glasses as a Lemon Drop Martini. Remember to drink responsibly and make sure your guests have a designated driver or a bed to sleep in. Cheers, ladies!
