Brown Derby Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. bourbon
  • ¾ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
  • 2 tsp. honey
  • ½ oz. fresh lemon juice
  • Kosher salt
  • Grapefruit twist for garnish

Steps

  1. Combine 2 oz. bourbon, ¾ oz. fresh grapefruit juice, ½ oz. fresh lemon juice, 2 tsp. honey, and one small pinch kosher salt in cocktail shaker without ice; stir with spoon until honey is dissolved. Fill shaker with ice and shake until outside of shaker tin is very cold. Strain into chilled stemmed glass (such as a coupe glass or a Nick and Nora glass). Pinch grapefruit twist over top of glass to express oil and add twist to glass. Editor’s note: This brown derby cocktail recipe was first printed in February 2021. Head this way for more of our favorite whiskey cocktails →