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Lemon Crystal Forty-Three

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated lemon rind
2 jiggers ( 3 ounces) Cuarenta Y Tres (Spanish herbal liqueur)
1 jigger (1 1/2 ounces) vodka

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a bowl, stir together lemon juice, sugar, rind and 1 1/4 cups water until the sugar is dissolved.Pour the mixture into an ice tray and freeze into solid cubes. The lemon mixture may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance.

    Step 2

    In a blender, blend frozen lemon mixture, Cuarenta Y Tres, and vodka, scraping down the sides occasionally, until the mixture is smooth but still frozen. Divide the mixture between 2 stemmed glasses.

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