This Derby Day cocktail is tart, aromatic, and packs a spicy punch from Five-Spice Powder. Based on the 30’s classic Brown Derby cocktail, it's the perfect springtime whiskey sipper when you’ve gone to the races.
Category
Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
This Derby Day cocktail is tart, aromatic, and packs a spicy punch from Five-Spice Powder. Based on the 30’s classic Brown Derby cocktail, it's the perfect springtime whiskey sipper when you’ve gone to the races.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ oz The Spirit of Bourbon
- 1 oz Fresh-Squeezed Grapefruit Juice
- ½ oz Honey Syrup 3:1 (3 parts honey to 1 part warm water)
½ oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- Tiny pinch of Five-spice
Grapefruit peel (for garnish)
Method
- Chill all ingredients prior to making the cocktail.
- Dry Shake everything in a cocktail shaker.
- Strain into a coupe or Nick & Nora glass.
- Express grapefruit peel over the drink and drop in.
*If the ingredients are room temperature, add a couple of ice cubes to chill and aerate the drink while you shake.
