Brown Derby Recipes

BROWN DERBY

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This simple bourbon cocktail made with grapefruit and honey dates back to the Prohibition era. An easy whiskey recipe that's great in all seasons.

Categories Cocktail Bourbon Whiskey Alcoholic Quick & Easy

Yield Makes 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

2 oz. bourbon
¾ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
½ oz. honey syrup (1:1, see headnote)
Garnish: Grapefruit twist

Steps:

Combine bourbon, grapefruit juice, and honey syrup in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled stemmed cocktail glass. Pinch grapefruit twist over top of glass to express oils and add twist to drink.

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