# Holy moly!  What a difference the lemon peel makes!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 13, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-what-a-difference-the-lemon-peel-makes/634566 "2012-09-13T02:35:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-what-a-difference-the-lemon-peel-makes/634566/21 "2012-09-14T19:35:33Z")

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Being a fan of alcohol generally I thought I had the perfect G&T figured out, until I substituted Meyer lemon for the key limes I normally use. Wow! I would also highly suggest it in your vesper as well.  
Perfect G&T for me: tall glass, Rim slice of lemon or lime around glass, muddle lightly. 2 oz. Tanqueray 10 or Hendricks gin, top with ice, swirl. Add tonic water. I haven’t found anything better than Canada Dry but I am in the boonies.  
Perfect Martini: 2 parts above gin, 1 part Polar Ice vodka, from freezer. add to shaker with a light splash of Noilly-Pratt or Martini dry white vermouth. Add generous amount of ice to shaker, and swirl, not shake, 50 times (because). Add 3 jalapeno stuffed, or feta stuffed olives. Make sure the glass is really nice looking because that matters. I like mine in a Mikasa martini glass.

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