Lemon Drop Martini
Sours · Vodka
- Strength
- 17.7%
- Std. drinks
- 1.13
- Calories
- 134
- Sugar
- 5.4 g
- 1 ozVodka30 ml
- ¾ ozTriple sec20 ml
- ½ ozLemon juice15 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Full Lemon Drop Martini recipe →
Highlighted: not in the White Lady.
Head to head
Lemon Drop Martini and White Lady side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Both are spirit, orange liqueur and lemon, shaken and served up. The Lemon Drop uses vodka, so lemon and orange lead; the White Lady uses gin, which adds juniper, and is the bigger drink.
By the numbers
The Lemon Drop Martini uses vodka where the White Lady uses gin; both have triple sec and lemon juice. In parts, a Lemon Drop Martini is 2 vodka, 1¼ triple sec and 1 lemon; a White Lady is 2 gin, 1½ triple sec and 1 lemon. By volume, the Lemon Drop Martini is 46% spirit, 31% liqueur and 23% citrus; the White Lady is 45% spirit, 33% liqueur and 22% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (17.7% and 17.8% ABV), but the White Lady is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.58 standard drinks against 1.13). The White Lady has more calories (about 189 against 134) and more sugar (8.0 g against 5.4 g). Both are shaken; the Lemon Drop Martini is served in a martini glass, the White Lady in a coupe.
Sours · Vodka
The ratio · 2 : 1¼ : 1
Full Lemon Drop Martini recipe →
Highlighted: not in the White Lady.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Lemon Drop Martini.
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