Lemon Drop Shot Recipes For Sweet & Sour Taste Lovers!

The lemon drop shot recipe is the perfect combination of sour and sweet making it a popular drink choice. A lemon drop shot is a twist on the classic lemon drop cocktail named after the lemon drop candy. The lemon drop cocktail was invented in the 1970s in San Francisco by Norman Jay Hobday. This cocktail gained popularity around 2006 after being featured on the Oprah Winfrey show.

The original lemon drop shot recipe

The original lemon drop shot recipe perfectly combines sweet and sour and bursts with lemony deliciousness.

Ingredients to make Lemon Drop Shot Recipes

• Chilled vodka 1 oz
• Simple syrup 0.5 oz
• Fresh lemon juice 0.5 oz
• Ice cubes 3
• Lemon wedge for garnish
• Sugar 1 tbsp

Equipment needed for Lemon Drop Shot Recipes

• Cocktail shaker
• Cocktail strainer
• Shot glass
• Small shallow plate

How to make Lemon Drop Shot Recipes?

1. Pour the sugar onto a small plate. Now rub a lemon wedge over the rim of the shot glass and dip it into the sugar.
2. Place the glass at a 45 degrees angle to the plate, roll it until the shot glass has a sugar rim, and set it aside.
3. Now take a cocktail shaker and add the ice cubes.
4. Pour the vodka, simple syrup, and lemon juice into the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.
5. Strain the concoction into the sugar-rimmed shot glass, garnish with a lemon wedge and enjoy!

The lemon drop jello shot

This is a party favorite and is right up there with serving the lemon drop shot in a lemon shot glass.

Ingredients to make lemon drop jello shot

• Vodka 2 oz
• Triple sec 2 oz
• Hot water 8 oz
• Lemon jello 3 oz
• Sugar 1 tbsp
• Lemons 2

How to make lemon drop jello shot?

1. Cut the lemons in half and remove the flesh.
2. Add the jello mix to the hot water and stir well and allow it to cool.
3. Add in the triple sec and vodka once it has cooled.  Pour into the lemon halves.
4. Refrigerate the lemon halves, and once the jello has hardened, sprinkle a little of the sugar over it and serve.

The popularity of the lemon drop shot gave rise to other similar shot recipes such as:

The Blueberry lemon drop shot recipe

This tiny glass of blue deliciousness topped with blue sugar is similar to the original lemon shot recipe with the addition of blueberry schnapps and triple sec.

Ingredients to make the Blueberry lemon drop shot recipe

• Citrus vodka 1 oz
• Lemon juice 1 oz
• Triple sec 1 oz
• Blueberry schnapps 0.5 oz
• sugar 1 tbsp
• Lemon wedge for garnish

Equipment needed for the Blueberry lemon drop shot recipe

• Cocktail shaker
• Cocktail strainer
• Shot glass
• Small shallow plate
• Blue food color gel

How to make the Blueberry lemon drop shot recipe?

1. Add a drop of the blue gel color to the sugar and mix well so that it turns blue.
2. Place the sugar onto a small plate. Now rub a lemon wedge over the rim of the shot glass and dip it into the sugar.
3. Place the glass at a 45 degrees angle to the plate, roll it until the shot glass has a sugar rim, and set it aside.
4. Now take a cocktail shaker and add the ice cubes.
5. Pour the vodka, triple sec, and lemon juice into the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.
6. Strain the concoction into the sugar-rimmed shot glass and add the blueberry schnapps.
7. Garnish with a lemon wedge, and enjoy!

The raspberry lemon drop shot recipe

If you are not a fan of blueberry, this delicious drink made with raspberry puree will surely be your new favorite.

Ingredients to make raspberry lemon drop shot recipe

• Vodka 1 oz
• Triple sec 1 oz
• Lemon juice 0.5 oz
• Raspberry puree 0.5 oz
• Coarse sugar 1 tbsp
• Raspberries for garnish
• Corn syrup 1 tsp

Equipment needed for raspberry lemon drop shot recipe

• Cocktail shaker
• Cocktail strainer
• Shot glass
• Small shallow plate

How to make raspberry lemon drop shot recipe?

1. Line the rim of the glass with the corn syrup,
2. Place the sugar onto a small plate and dip the rim of the shot glass into the sugar.
3. Roll the glass at a 45 degrees angle to the plate, roll it until the shot glass has a sugar rim, and set it aside.
4. Now take a cocktail shaker and add the ice cubes.
5. Pour the vodka, triple sec and lemon juice, and raspberry puree into the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.
6. Strain the concoction into the sugar-rimmed shot glass.
7. Garnish with a raspberry, and enjoy!

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