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Smoky Lemon Drop
Spring 2026
This recipe takes the flavour of the original 1990s Lemon Drop up a couple of notches by using mezcal in place of vodka and adding a little zesty ginger to the mix.
Makes 2 drinks
Pink peppercorns and pink salt for rimming glass
2 oz mezcal
2 oz dry fino sherry, such as Tio Pepe Extra Dry Fino (LCBO 231829)
2 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz ginger juice
1 oz agave syrup
1. Crush pink peppercorns and coarse pink salt together. Dampen and dip one side of two chilled Martini glasses with the salt and pepper mixture to create partial glass rims.
2. In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine mezcal, fino sherry, lemon and ginger juices, and agave syrup and shake for 30 seconds. Strain into rimmed Martini glasses.
Makes 2 drinks
