Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini

This easy Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini is sweet, sour and oh so good - a homemade sweet and sour mix is the key!  Refreshing enough for summer and smooth enough to drink in the fall.

There is nothing I like more than a challenge .

My cousin had recently returned from Nashville and our conversation went something like this....

"Ummm... Nance, I just got back from Nashville and had the most incredible cocktail - it had bourbon and lemon in it and it was so refreshing - do you think you could re create it for me?"

Uh huh. So after asking a few more pertinent questions ( how it was served, how sweet was it, any other flavors she could detect?) I went to work.

Yes, it's a tough job but somebody has got to do it! So after a bit of experimenting, I came up with this Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini!

The Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini

This Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini is really a sour - part of that class of cocktails that includes margaritas, Daquiri's and Mojitos. It's basically a mixture of a base liquor, a"sweet" and a "sour". Ah, but that is where it gets interesting! In some cocktails straight lemon or lime juice works just fine.. in others, like the margarita, not so much.

When I was playing around with this Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini,  I knew it needed something other than a straight lemon juice for the "sour" component - straight lemon juice resulted in a cocktail that was harsh and flat -not what I was looking for! So, I thought about a "sweet and sour mix"  - but I knew, from countless awful Margaritas, that a store bought "sweet and sour mix" wasn't going to cut it.

So I made one - and found the cocktail I was looking for.

Nicely balanced, sweet, and a little sour, it highlights all those lovely caramel and vanilla flavors of bourbon and is a great introduction to "bourbon cocktails" - even for those who don't like bourbon... and yes, you know who you are!!!

Interested in some other bourbon cocktails? You might like to try....

• Old Fashioned with Bourbon
• Bourbon Mule
• Bourbon Manhattan
• Bourbon Smash

📖Recipe

Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini

This easy Bourbon Lemon Drop Martini is sweet, sour and oh so good! Refreshing enough for summer and smooth enough to drink in the fall. 

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Course: Cocktails

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 cocktail

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Nancy Buchanan

Ingredients

• Martini:
• 6 fresh mint leaves
• 2 oz. sour mix
• 1 1 /2 ounces good bourbon Elijah Craig or Woodford Reserve recommended
• 1 oz. Limoncello
• lemon slices optional
• fresh mint leaves optional
• Homemade Sour Mix
• ½ cup water
• ½ sugar
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice
• ¼ cup fresh lime juice

Instructions

• For the Martini:
• Combine all the ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe.
• Garnish with a wedge of fresh lemon and fresh mint if desired.
• For the Homemade Sour Mix:
• Combine the sugar and water in a small saucpan. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let cool.
• Add the fresh lemon and lime juice and stir to combine.
• If not using immediately, refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 67.2mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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