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Close up of an elegant coupe glass with a Raspberry Lemon Drop Cocktail featuring a sugar rim and floating lemon wheel.
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Raspberry Lemon Drop Cocktail: The Ultimate Vibrant Magenta Sipper

An elegant Raspberry Lemon Drop Cocktail featuring a vibrant magenta-pink liquid, a fine sugar rim, and fresh raspberry garnish. This perfectly balanced drink combines premium vodka with fresh citrus and berry maceration for a professional finish.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1 cocktail
Course: Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 185
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 oz Vodka 80-proof, premium quality
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice Freshly squeezed
  • 0.75 oz Simple Syrup 1:1 ratio
  • 5-7 units Fresh Raspberries For muddling
  • 1 tbsp Fine White Granulated Sugar For the rim
  • 1 slice Lemon Wheel Paper-thin
  • 1 unit Fresh Raspberry For floating

Equipment

  • 1 Cocktail Shaker Boston shaker preferred
  • 1 Fine-mesh strainer For double-straining
  • 1 Coupe Glass Clear, slender-stemmed
  • 1 Muddler Flat-bottomed

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Chill a coupe glass. Rub a lemon wedge on the outer rim and dip into fine white granulated sugar until encrusted.
  2. In a shaker tin, combine 5-7 raspberries and simple syrup. Muddle until fruit is completely broken down.
  3. Add vodka and lemon juice. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds until frost forms on the outside of the shaker.
  4. Strain through a Hawthorne strainer and a fine-mesh tea strainer into the prepared coupe glass.
  5. Carefully place the thin lemon wheel and a single raspberry on the surface of the liquid.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcalFiber: 2g

Notes

Use super-fine sugar for the rim for a professional look.
Always double-strain to ensure the magenta liquid remains translucent and seed-free.
Keyword Pink Vodka Drink,Raspberry Lemon Drop Cocktail,Summer Cocktail

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