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Brown Derby

Brown Derby

ClassicIBA Official

Bourbon, grapefruit, honey. Old Hollywood.

ClassicBrunchRefreshingCitrusy
3 minEasyBalanced

Tart and mellow. Grapefruit's bittersweet bite is softened by honey, with bourbon's warm vanilla backbone underneath.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
  • 0.5 oz Honey Syrup
  • Grapefruit twist · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add the bourbon, grapefruit juice, and honey syrup to a shaker with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake until well-chilled.

  3. 3

    Double-strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

The Story

Born in 1930s Los Angeles and named for the hat-shaped Brown Derby restaurants beloved by Hollywood's golden age, it marries bourbon with tart grapefruit and honey — a sun-soaked West Coast answer to the Whiskey Sour.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Grapefruit twist

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