Patrick (Paddy) Moore 
Lemon Meringue Pie-tini 🍋🥧🍸
There are cocktails you discover in far-flung places… and then there are the ones that arrive at your own kitchen counter, delivered with a grin by your daughter.
This one falls into the second category — and it may be even sweeter for it.
The Lemon Meringue Pie-tini is sunshine in a coupe glass. It tastes like dessert on a patio in July, like a holiday you didn’t have to pack for. Tart lemon brightness meets creamy sweetness, with a whisper of vanilla that feels like the golden peaks of toasted meringue.
If lemon meringue pie ever decided to dress up for a night out, this would be her gown.
🍋 Ingredients
45 ml vanilla vodka
30 ml limoncello
30 ml fresh lemon juice
30 ml half-and-half or cream
15 ml simple syrup (adjust to taste)
“Must do” rim. Moisten the rim with lemon slice. Roll in crushed graham cracker crumbs.
Garnish Optional – lemon twist or a small toasted meringue dollop
🥧 Prepare
Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS — something elegant, something celebratory.
Lightly moisten the rim with lemon juice and dip into crushed graham cracker crumbs. It’s the pastry crust of the experience.
🍸 How to Make
SHAKE all ingredients vigorously with ice until well chilled and slightly frothy.
FINE STRAIN into the chilled glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist — or if you’re feeling theatrical, a tiny torch-kissed cloud of meringue.
✨ Tasting Notes
Bright citrus leads the way, followed by creamy sweetness that softens into vanilla warmth. It’s playful. It’s nostalgic. It’s the liquid equivalent of stealing the first forkful before dinner is served.
Some cocktails come from grand hotel bars overlooking distant harbours.
Others come from daughters who say, “Dad, you have to try this.”
This one? It tastes like both love and lemon — perfectly balanced.
Pour one, raise it high, and toast to the next generation of mixologists. 🍋🍸
