Brown Derby
A refreshing bourbon cocktail with grapefruit and honey.
ClassicCitrusHoney
Ingredients
- Bourbon2 oz (60 ml)
- Grapefruit Juice1 oz (30 ml)
- Honey Syrup0.5 oz (15 ml)
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Gluten. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Brown Derby was created in the early 1930s at the Vendôme Club in Hollywood and named for the famous hat-shaped Brown Derby restaurant nearby. It combines bourbon, fresh grapefruit juice and honey — a sunny, West Coast take on the whiskey sour.
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