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    Published: Feb 12, 2021 Updated: May 20, 2023 by Hilda Sterner | This post may contain affiliate links 4 Comments

    Limoncello Martini (Lemon Drop Martini)

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    The next time you entertain your friends, serve them a smooth Limoncello Martini. Similar to a Lemon Drop Martini, it's lemony, goes down smooth, and sure to impress! Whether you use my homemade limoncello or store-bought, be sure to use a good quality vodka or my infused-gin.

    a glass of limoncello martini with alcohol bottles in the background

    This limoncello martini recipe is light, refreshing, and so easy to prepare! Garnish with dehydrated orange slices for a beautiful presentation!

    Jump to:
    • 🧐 Why This Recipe Works
    • 🛒What Goes Into This Recipe
    • 🔖 Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions
    • 🍸How to Make A Limoncello Martini
    • 🤷🏻‍♀️Recipe FAQs
    • 👩🏼‍🍳Pro Tips
    • 🍹Related Recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🧐 Why This Recipe Works

    You might be more familiar with a Lemon Drop Martini, but a Limoncello Martini is even more delicious! Both drinks use vodka, simple syrup, and lemon juice, but a Limoncello Martini goes one step further, it has Limoncello! It's a beautiful and elegant drink that will definitely wow your friends!

    I like to add fresh lemon juice which makes the lemon flavors pop, along with a teaspoon of sugar to balance out the flavor. But if you have Simple Syrup on hand, even better!

    To mix the cocktail, use a cocktail shaker (I like this one). The cocktail shaker does a wonderful job of blending all the ingredients, as well as chilling the cocktail. Some say you should stir a martini, not shake it. But as you know James Bond preferred his martinis shaken, not stirred, so how can you argue with that?

    🛒What Goes Into This Recipe

    limoncello martini ingredients, labeled

    🔖 Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions

    • Vodka: Use a middle or top shelf vodka for the best flavor!
    • Limoncello: Store-bought or homemade!
    • Lemon Juice: Fresh lemon juice when possible!
    • Sugar: Granulated sugar.
    • Garnish: Sliced citrus or fresh herbs such as mint leaves.

    🍸How to Make A Limoncello Martini

    Step 1: Add ice to a cocktail shaker, followed by sugar, lemon juice, vodka, and Limoncello. Cover with the lid and shake vigorously.

    ice in a cocktail shaker
    adding sugar to cocktail shaker
    pouring lemon juice to cocktail shaker
    Adding vodka to cocktail shaker
    adding limoncello to cocktail shaker with limoncello Martine
    shaking a cocktail shaker

    Step 2: Pour into a martini glass, add lemon peel or a dehydrated citrus slice and a few mint leaves as garnish. Cheers, my friends!

    🤷🏻‍♀️Recipe FAQs

    What is the best way to drink limoncello?

    Limoncello is usually enjoyed ice cold in a shot glass, as an after dinner digestive. However, Limoncello can also be enjoyed in various mixed drinks, including this Limoncello Martini recipe.

    Should limoncello be refrigerated?

    Limoncello is best when stored in the freezer. Because of the alcohol content, store-bought Limoncello does not freeze.

    To serve limoncello, remove from the freezer, pour into a shot glass and serve.

    👩🏼‍🍳Pro Tips

    • If you don't have dehydrated orange slices, peel a strip of lemon zest and add that to the martini glass as a garnish.
    • Green mint leaves look beautiful in this Limoncello Martini so consider using a few to garnish each glass.
    • A fun way to serve Limoncello Martini is in a martini glass rimmed with sugar. To do this, moisten the rim of a martini glass with a sliced lemon. Next, dip the rim into a saucer covered in a layer of sugar, while slowly turning the glass to cover the entire rim with sugar.
    an empty martini glass rimmed in sugar
    martini glass rimmed with sugar with a dehydrated orange slice in the center
    top view of limoncello martini

    If you love martinis, you need to try this delicious Hazelnut Espresso Martini from ThePerksOfBeingUs.com!

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    📖 Recipe

    limoncello martini in a glass with a yellow spoon of sugar and another orange slice next to it

    Limoncello Martini (Lemon Drop Martini)

    A light and refreshing Limoncello Martini made with Limoncello and vodka.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 serving
    Calories: 328kcal
    Author: Hilda Sterner

    Equipment

    • Cocktail Shaker
    • Martini Glass

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup ice
    • 1 teaspoon sugar or simple syrup (plus more for the rim)
    • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 2 ounces vodka
    • 2 ounces limoncello
    • 1 dehydrated orange slice (or lemon peel)
    • 2 mint leaves (garnish, optional)

    Instructions

    • Add ice to a cocktail shaker, followed by sugar, lemon juice, vodka, and Limoncello. Cover with the lid and shake vigorously.
    • Pour into a martini glass, add lemon peel or a dehydrated citrus slice, and a few mint leaves as garnish. Cheers, my friends!

    Notes

    • If you don't have dehydrated orange slices, peel a strip of lemon zest and add that to the martini glass as a garnish.
    • Green mint leaves look beautiful in this Limoncello Martini so consider using a few to garnish each glass.
    • A fun way to serve Limoncello Martini is in a martini glass rimmed with sugar. To do this, moisten the rim of a martini glass with a sliced lemon. Next, dip the rim into a saucer covered in a layer of sugar, while slowly turning the glass to cover the entire rim with sugar.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 18g
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    1. dina and bruce miller says

      May 29, 2023 at 12:00 pm

      5 stars
      Hilda,

      Wow! Made these this weekend! So good! And we had dried citrus to add to them! Thank you!

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      • Hilda Sterner says

        May 29, 2023 at 12:02 pm

        Thank you for the review, Dina, Cheers!

        Reply
    2. Kristin says

      February 13, 2021 at 1:42 pm

      5 stars
      This is definitely a great way to use limoncello in a cocktail!

      Reply
      • Hilda Sterner says

        February 13, 2021 at 5:10 pm

        Thanks, Kristin. It just might be one of my new favorites!

        Reply

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