Tuaca Lemon Drop

Name: Tuaca Lemon Drop
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 oz tuaca (Italian vanilla citrus liqueur); 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; sugar rim (garnish)

A vanilla-citrus twist on the classic lemon drop using Italian liqueur.

fruit-liqueurEasy~28% ABV

MethodShakeGlassShot GlassIcenoneGarnishsugar rim

Recipe

Serves1

Ingredients

1 oztuaca(Italian vanilla citrus liqueur)
½ ozfresh lemon juice
sugar rimgarnish

Tools

shakerjiggerstrainer

Instructions

1Rim a shot glass with sugar.
2Add Tuaca and lemon juice to a shaker with ice.
3Shake until well chilled.
4Strain into the prepared shot glass.

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History & Origin

Tuaca is an Italian liqueur with vanilla and citrus notes dating back centuries. This shot variation became popular in American bars in the 2000s.

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