Raspberry Lemon Drop Martini Recipe
As Mother’s Day approaches, it’s time to celebrate the extraordinary women who enrich our lives with their love and wisdom. Let us toast them with a gorgeously delicious Raspberry Lemon Drop Martini made with the timeless sophistication of Cointreau!
This drink effortlessly combines zesty citrus notes with the irresistible sweetness of ripe raspberries. It is perfect for Mother’s Day celebrations as well as for giving you pure pleasure during the rest of the summer.
So, if you’re ready to treat the incredible moms in your life to something extra special for Mother’s Day, we’ll show you how to make the perfect Raspberry Lemon Martini with a touch of Cointreau.
Let’s raise our glasses and toast to the remarkable women who brighten up every day with their presence. Cheers to you, mom!
🎥 Video
🥘 Ingredients
- Cubed Ice
- Vodka – pure or with flavor. When I use a flavored vodka, I always like to use vanilla vodka. But you can also use raspberry vodka to enhance the raspberry flavor.
- Cointreau, Triple Sec, or Grand Marnier – all three are orange-flavored liqueurs.
- Lemon juice – use freshly squeezed lemon juice to get the perfect flavor.
- Raspberry syrup – homemade or store-bought.
- Raspberries for garnish – fresh or frozen
See the recipe card for quantities.
🔪 Instructions
Step One: Prepare your
Step Two: Add vodka, Cointreau, raspberry syrup, and lemon juice to the shaker.
Step Three: Shake the ingredients well to combine and chill the mixture.
Step Four: Fine-strain the cocktail into a chilled serving glass to remove any ice or chipped ice.
Step Five: Add a few raspberries to a cocktail spike for a delightful finishing touch.
🍸 Variations
You can vary this Cointreau lemon drop martini as follows:
Switch pure Vodka with my all-time-favorite vanilla vodka or a yummy raspberry vodka. Raspberry vodka enhances the raspberry flavor.
If the drink gets too heavy on the raspberry flavor, replace the raspberry syrup with simple syrup.
Play with the different varieties of orange liqueur. The Lemon Drop Martini calls for Triple Sec in the original. Personally, I like Cointreau best because it is more rounded and has a wonderfully intense aroma of sweet oranges.
🍽 Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker – check out our blog post about different types of cocktail shakers to find your perfect match!
- Measuring Tools/Jigger
- Lemon squeezer
- Fine-strainer
- Cocktail Pick
💭 Top tips
Always use freshly squeezed lemon juice, not bottled or store-bought. It adds a better flavor.
Don’t forget to fine-strain your drink into the serving glass to remove any small ice chips. This gives the drink its silky, smooth texture.
🥶 How do I chill a cocktail glass properly?
The most efficient way to get a perfectly chilled glass is to put them in the freezer beforehand. I usually like to give it at least a half hour, but if you’re like me and plan to have friends and family over for backyard grilling and dinner parties this summer, you could also throw your glasses in the night before.
If you don’t have that kind of freezer space or that kind of time between refills for your guests, another method you could adopt is filling each cocktail glass with ice cubes. Once it comes time to start filling your glasses, you can dump out the ice and start pouring the cocktail.
🙋🏻 FAQ
Norman Jay Hobday invented the Lemon Drop Martini in his bar, Henry Africa’s, in the 1970s. It was originally served in a cocktail glass. The drink’s name comes from its similar sweet and sour taste to Lemon Drop sweets.
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How to make a Raspberry Lemon Drop Martini
Ingredients
- Cubed Ice for the shaker
- 2 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Cointreau Triple Sec, or Grand Marnier
- ½ oz Raspberry syrup
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- Raspberries for garnish – fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Grab a cocktail shaker and fill it with Cubed IceCubed Ice
- Add 2 oz Vodka, 1 oz Cointreau, ½ oz Raspberry syrup, and 1 oz Lemon juice and shake well2 oz Vodka, 1 oz Cointreau, ½ oz Raspberry syrup, 1 oz Lemon juice
- Fine-strain the drink into the serving glass
- Garnish with RaspberriesRaspberries
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Nutrition
⛑️ Food Safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don’t leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
For further information, check Safe Food Handling – FDA.
This looks and sounds amazing! Definitely going to make these for our Mother’s Day Celebration 🍸
Thank you, Nicole!
I was looking for some good drinks for a girl’s night I have coming up and decided to give this one a test run. I used vanilla vodka because it sounded like it would be especially good! I’m glad I did because it was delicious! I’m excited to see how my girls like it this weekend but I’m sure they will!
That is wonderful, Krystel! Let me know how they liked it!
This is such a lovely combination of flavors!
Thank you, Audrey!