Brown Derby Recipe
Bourbon, grapefruit and honey: a soft, rounded sour where the honey tames the grapefruit's bitterness and lets the whiskey show.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 15%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Bourbon45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Grapefruit juice30 ml (1 oz)
- Honey syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice7.5 ml (0.3 oz)
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard until well chilled.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Express a grapefruit twist over the drink and rest it on the rim.
Garnish
Grapefruit twist
The Story
A 1930s Hollywood drink named after the Brown Derby, the hat-shaped Los Angeles restaurant favoured by the film crowd.
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