5 Great Gatsby Inspired Cocktails!

It seems everywhere I turn one of the actors from The Great Gatsby is promoting the film!  It opens today and has been met with lots of fanfare through Great Gatsby inspired parties, fashion, jewelry and events!  It’s Friday and here in New York it is a beautiful 80 degrees so cocktails just might be on your mind!  In her Wine Wednesday post this week,  Lisa (@bridalease) of Yours in Bridal shared these great cocktails and included where you can enjoy these in New York…. or you can DIY, like we like to do here at MKB!

BETWEEN THE SHEETS 
1.5 oz. Pierre Ferrand V.S.O.P Cognac
1.5 oz. Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
1.5 oz. Cana Brava Rum
.75 oz. Lemon Juice
In a shaker, add all ingredients then add ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and slide .5 oz. grenadine down side of the glass for color and slight sweetness.

OLIVES SIDECAR
2oz. Brenne
1oz. Pierre Ferrand
1oz. Lemon Juice
.5 oz grenadine
Lemon Twist
In a shaker, add all ingredients then add ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

 GOLD COAST
2 oz Blended Whiskey
½ oz Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz Cherry Herring
2 Dashes of Absinthe
Rinse a rocks glass with Absinthe and add ice.
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into the Absinthe rinsed glass.
Garnish with an orange peel.

EAST EGG
Muddle in Rocks Glass:
2-3 pieces of Cucumber
1 oz. cucumber juice
¾ oz lime juice
Add Ice and:
1 ½ oz. Bombay Gin
Shake vigorously & strain over 3 cubes of ice.
Garnish with a Cucumber wheel & mint leaf.

THE DAISY JULEP
2 oz Woodford Reserve
1 oz water
1 teaspoon sugar
4 springs of fresh mint
Crush mint leaves in highball glass fill with ice, add tablespoon of simple syrup and tablespoon of water.
Add Woodford and stir until glass frost.
Garnish with mint sprig.

Photos Courtesy of Yours In Bridal.