Great Gatsby

[Photograph: Vicky Wasik]

This cocktail from Matt Gilpin of Highlands Bar and Grill is light, bright and easy.  And as Highland's 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. 

Ingredients:
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce Lillet Blanc
2 1/2 ounces grapefruit juice
Garnish:  Orange slice



Directions:

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

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