Brown Derby

A Hollywood cocktail from the 1930s named for the famous hat-shaped restaurant, the Brown Derby pairs bourbon with fresh grapefruit and honey in a sour that is simultaneously bright, bitter, and warming. Clean, well-balanced, and effortlessly Californian.

Ingredients

  • 2 ozBourbon
  • 1 ozGrapefruit Juice
  • 0.5 ozHoney Syrup

Preparation

shaken · coupe · none

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine bourbon, grapefruit juice, and honey syrup in a shaker with ice.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe.

Flavor Profile

sweet
34%
dilution
30%
citrus
25%
body
24%
spiced
22%
fruity
19%
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