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This Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini is perfect for a summer evening or dinner party where you want to impress your guests with a delicious and stunning cocktail. It’s made with fresh blueberries, lemon juice, vodka, a splash of triple sec, and fresh mint for a refreshing twist on the classic lemon drop!
Love a good fruity cocktail recipe? Try this strawberry lemon drop, lemon drop shot, and watermelon basil margarita!
Before I made this blueberry lemon drop recipe, my favorite cocktail was a classic lemon drop martini. But dare I say that this blueberry twist is even better?!
The fruity flavor with the already citrusy drink takes the classic cocktail up a notch (or two) and makes it such a refreshing and sweet drink! Besides blueberry and lemon go together like peanut butter and jelly.
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Why You’ll Love this Cocktail Recipe
- Simple Ingredients! There’s 5 ingredients for this easy martini recipe!
- Easy to make! Simply add everything to a cocktail shaker and shake – it’s so simple to make!
- Refreshing twist on a classic martini! If you’re looking for something new and different that’s also delicious, this is the cocktail for you!
- The perfect happy hour drink!
Ingredients
- Fresh blueberries – the fresh blueberries are muddled into juice
- Blueberry Preserves – blueberries by themselves are great and have a nice amount of juice – but preserves really up that natural blueberry flavor without needed to make syrups or buying blueberry vodka etc.
- Fresh Lemon Juice – if you can, use fresh lemons for the best flavor!
- Vodka or Gin – either work here! I prefer vodka as it has less flavor and lets the blueberry and lemon really shine here, but gin also compliments the floral notes of the blueberry. Dealer’s choice!
- Triple Sec – triple sec is an orange flavored liqueur that plays up the citrusy lemon flavor.
Variations
- Try making your own homemade blueberry syrup to up that blueberry flavor!
- Use blueberry vodka or lemon vodka to enhance the flavors.
- Make this into a lavender cocktail by adding a little lavender simple syrup.
How to Make a Blueberry Lemon Martini
- Optional: Place martini glasses into the freezer for 10-15 minutes prior to making the cocktails. This will keep the drinks nice and cold!
Step 1: Add blueberries, blueberry preserves, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker. Muddle everything together with a muddle or wooden spoon.
Step 2: Add in vodka or gin, triple sec, and a few ice cubes. Place the lid on top of the shaker and shake for 5-10 seconds, until the cocktail shaker turns cold.
Step 3: Use a fine mesh strainer to strain the drink into the chilled martini glass – be sure to strain out the blueberry skins! Garnish with lemon wedges and fresh blueberries.
Expert Tips
- Chill the martini glasses in the freezer for about 15 minutes prior to pouring the
- Fresh ingredients are best! Sweet, ripe blueberries are key to getting that delicious blueberry flavor.
- If you don’t have a cocktail shaker you can use a mason jar or any container with a lid!
- In addition, if you don’t have a muddler, you can simple use a wooden spoon or even a potato masher instead!
Recipe FAQs
To muddle blueberries, place them at the bottom of a sturdy glass or cocktail shaker and use a muddler or the back of a spoon to gently press and twist them to release their juices.
If you don’t have a muddler, you can use the back of a wooden spoon or the handle of a large spoon to muddle ingredients. Place the ingredients in a sturdy glass or bowl and gently press and twist to release their flavors and juice
This recipe has 317 calories per serving.
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Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker or Mason Jar with a Lid
- muddler
- Martini Glass
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Blueberries
- 2 tbsp Blueberry Preserves
- 2 oz Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Triple Sec
- 2 oz Vodka
- Fresh Mint, (for garnish)
Instructions
- Optional: Place martini glasses into the freezer for 10-15 minutes prior to making the cocktails. This will keep the drinks nice and cold!
- Add blueberries, blueberry preserves, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker. Muddle everything together with a muddle or wooden spoon.
- Add in vodka or gin, triple sec, and a few ice cubes. Place the lid on top of the shaker and shake for 5-10 seconds, until the cocktail shaker turns cold.
- Use a fine mesh strainer to strain the drink into the chilled martini glass – be sure to strain out the blueberry skins! Garnish with lemon wedges and fresh blueberries.
Notes
- Chill the martini glasses in the freezer for about 15 minutes prior to pouring the
- Fresh ingredients are best! Sweet, ripe blueberries are key to getting that delicious blueberry flavor.
- If you don’t have a cocktail shaker you can use a mason jar or any container with a lid!
- In addition, if you don’t have a muddler, you can simple use a wooden spoon or even a potato masher instead!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Tried this and was pleasantly impressed as I have never made a drink with any type of preserve let alone blueberry! It was very flavorful, refreshing and simple to make