Refreshing Limoncello Martini Recipe: Delightful Summer Cocktail
This limoncello martini is a bright, citrus-forward, simple cocktail that is perfect for summer, pool parties, and beach visits. The lemony taste truly celebrates the sunny weather.
If limoncello is new to you, it is a lemon liqueur made by infusing lemon peels in alcohol. Meanwhile, vermouth is a highly aromatic wine. Together, they play well with each other and create a delightful, easy cocktail. It’s so good!
This recipe makes one cocktail so scale it up to make a bunch for your friends and family.
Oh, and if you enjoy limoncello cocktails, be sure to stop by this limoncello tequila cocktail too!
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Ingredients for this limoncello cocktail
Equipment
No special equipment is needed here. That said, I used a strainer for the lemon juice and a cocktail set for measuring, mixing and bringing the cocktail together.
How to make this limoncello martini
Prep
The main prep involves washing and cutting the lemon, before squeezing and straining the juice. I used 1/2 ounce of lemon juice here which I got from 1/2 a lemon (but this depends on its juiciness, you may need a whole lemon sometimes).
The other prep is optional and it’s about deciding on what garnish you prefer. You can use lemon slices or peel the lemon skin and twist it. Of course, rubbing the lemon on the top of the martini glass and rolling it in salt or sugar is another option.
I prefer a simple lemon slice.
Make the lemon cocktail
To my cocktail shaker, I added in the strained lemon juice, limoncello, vodka, vermouth and ice and gave everything a good shake.
All that’s left is pouring the cocktail into the martini glass and popping the lemon slice on there. It’s that simple to make easy summer cocktails.
Of course, you can enjoy it year round for brunch, girls night or quiet nights in. It’s truly a quick recipe.
More cocktails
- limoncello tequila cocktail
- pineapple margarita
- classic margarita
- classic kamikaze
- blue kamikaze
- daiquiri
- salty dog cocktail
Lemon recipes
Limoncello martini recipe
Limoncello martini
Ingredients
- 1½ oz limoncello
- 1 oz vodka (or gin)
- ½ oz lemon juice (½ to 1 lemon)
- ½ oz vermouth
- ice
- garnish
Equipment
- strainer
- cocktail shaker
Instructions
- Wash the lemon. Cut in half.
- Squeeze the juice. Strain.
- Add to a cocktail shaker with the limoncello, vodka, vermouth and ice.
- Shake.
- Pour into a prepped martini glass.
- Garnish with lemon slices, lemon peel, salt or sugar rims.