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Brown Derby

Bourbon with grapefruit and honey, with gently bitter fruit brightening the whiskey.

Classic collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Bourbon
    45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
  • Grapefruit Juice

    Freshly squeezed pink grapefruit is best

    30 ml / 1.01 US fl oz
  • Honey Syrup
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

Make it

  1. Chill the coupe in the refrigerator or fill it with ice water.
  2. Pour all ingredients into a shaker, fill with ice and shake hard for about 12 seconds.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe and express a grapefruit peel, if you like.

Behind the drink

Generally thought to originate in 1930s Hollywood, named after the famous local Brown Derby restaurant. The chain's first location was shaped like a bowler hat.