Lemon Drop Shot

A proper shot glass and a good shake — that's the whole trick.

Ingredients
1½ oz vodka
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
Sugar, for the rim (optional)

Instructions
Rim a shot glass with sugar if you like. Shake vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup hard with ice until ice-cold. Strain into the chilled shot glass.