Great Gatsby Recipe

By
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated November 29, 2018
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Vicky Wasik

This cocktail from Matt Gilpin of Highlands Bar and Grill is light, bright, and easy. And, as Highlands' chef/owner Frank Stitt says, it's "shockingly good—it makes you feel on top of the world, kind of like Gatsby."

Be sure to use freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and good vodka.

Recipe Details

Great Gatsby Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce vodka

  • 1 ounce Lillet Blanc

  • 2 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

  • Garnish: orange slice

Directions

  1. Fill mixing glass halfway with ice. Add vodka, Lillet Blanc, and grapefruit juice. Stir until cold. Strain into ice-filled glass. Garnish with orange slice.

Special equipment

Mixing glass and cocktail strainer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
150Calories
0gFat
13gCarbs
1gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 4mg0%
Total Carbohydrate 13g5%
Dietary Fiber 0g1%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 39mg197%
Calcium 17mg1%
Iron 0mg1%
Potassium 181mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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