Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka (use a good-quality vodka)*
• 1/2 ounce orange liqueur (Triple Sec, Gran Marnier,
• Cointreau, etc.)
• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar or to taste
• 3/4 ounces lemon juice, fresh-squeezed (I prefer Meyer
• Lemon juice)
• Ice cubes
• Superfine sugar (for dipping)
• Peel of lemon, twisted

Directions

• Instructions
• 1) Mix the vodka, orange liqueur, sugar, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice; shake well (supposedly the cocktail is to be shaken 40 times to make sure the sugar is well blended).
• 2) Pour strained liquor into sugar-rimmed martini cocktail glass and garnish with a twisted peel of lemon. To create a sugar-rimmed glass, take a lemon wedge and rub the drinking surface of the glass so it is barely moist. Dip the edge of the glass into the superfine sugar.
• 3) Makes 1 serving.

Notes

• History: This is a very sweet and lemony drink that came into vogue
• during the 1970s in California. It is now a favorite drink of the West Coast.
• The drink was developed at a now defunct bar called Henry Africa's in San
• Francisco, a well-known singles bar known as a Fern Bar (term for upscale
• or preppy establishment). At Henry Africa's bar, they developed and
• pushed “girly drinks” – drinks that are potent, yet sweet enough to cover the
• taste of alcohol. Think of the lemon drop candies!
• Recipe Notes
• * I always use a good-quality vodka when I make these for people that
• appreciate them. It is also advisable to keep your vodka in the freezer.
• Superfine sugar is instantly dissolving sugar that is typically used in
• drinks. If you want to avoid the shaking, make a Basic Simple Syrup to use
• in place of the sugar.

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