Lemon Drinks
Cocktails, mocktails and punches, styles and ingredients with a lemon flavor profile.
Best starting points
| Drink | Flavor | Flavor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19th Century | — | — | VanillaLemon | Lemon |
| 2 | 3-Mile Long Island Iced Tea | 188 | 32.8 | CitrusSweet | — |
| 3 | 69 Special | 189 | 13.0 | CitrusLemon | Lemon |
| 4 | 9 1/2 Weeks | 211 | 26.8 | CitrusSweet | — |
| 5 | A1 | 337 | 37.3 | CitrusSweet | Lemon |
| 6 | Adam | 155 | 27.6 | LemonCitrus | Lemon |
| 7 | Adam & Eve | 352 | 32.4 | CitrusTart | Lemon |
| 8 | Adam and Eve | 234 | 28.4 | CitrusGrapefruit | Lemon |
| 9 | Adderly Cocktail | 224 | 31.2 | CitrusLemon | Lemon |
| 10 | Affinity Cocktail | 224 | 31.2 | CitrusLemon | Lemon |
| 11 | After Supper Cocktail | 193 | 13.1 | CitrusSweet | Lemon |
| 12 | Akogare | — | — | CoffeeLemon | Lemon |
| 13 | Alabama Slammer | 232 | 28.3 | CitrusLemon | Lemon |
| 14 | Allegheny | 134 | 27.1 | CitrusOak | — |
| 15 | Amaretto Rose | 386 | 6.0 | SweetLemon | Lemon |
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Cocktails
- 19th CenturyLemonVanillaLemonCitrus
- 3-Mile Long Island Iced TeaCitrusSweetHerbal
- 69 SpecialLemonCitrusLemonSparkling
- 9 1/2 WeeksCitrusSweetOrange
- A1LemonCitrusSweetLemon
- AdamLemonLemonCitrusCaramel
- Adam & EveLemonCitrusTartLemon
- Adam and EveLemonCitrusGrapefruitLemon
- Adderly CocktailLemonCitrusLemonBitter
- Affinity CocktailLemonCitrusLemonBitter
What are lemon drinks?
How to browse
How to browse lemon drinks
lemon is useful for both cocktails and alcohol-free drinks. Start with lighter recipes if you want refreshment, then move to stronger or richer matches if you want more intensity.
When to choose it
When to choose lemon drinks
Choose lemon drinks when you want fruit aroma, freshness or juicy sweetness to lead. This flavor appears in 397 recipe matches, so compare related drinks by strength and acidity.
Skip if
Skip lemon drinks if...
Skip lemon drinks if you want something austere, dry or spirit-led. Fruit-forward drinks usually feel more aromatic, softer or juicier.
What it is
What does lemon mean in drinks?
Lemon is a flavor direction used to describe how a drink tastes, smells and finishes. It helps compare recipes, ingredients, beer styles and wine styles by taste rather than by name alone.
Lemon drinks — FAQ
- What does lemon mean in a drink?
- Lemon describes sharp, bright citrus flavour with noticeable acidity and peel aroma. In cocktails and mocktails it adds freshness, balances sugar and helps lift spirits, syrups, tea, herbs and fruit flavours.
- How does WhatDrink choose drinks for the Lemon page?
- Drinks are selected from recipes with a canonical lemon flavour tag and then ordered using recipe-quality and coverage signals. Inclusion reflects structured flavour evidence, not an editorial ranking of the best drinks.
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Flavor profiles are approximate and based on recipe ingredients, preparation and typical drink style. Actual flavour can vary by brand, garnish and serving method.