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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
- 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 →