Brown Derby
Sours · Whiskey
- Strength
- 14.0%
- Std. drinks
- 1.14
- Calories
- 218
- Sugar
- 28.4 g
- 1½ ozWhiskey (usually bourbon)45 ml
- ¾ ozGrapefruit juice23 ml
- ¾ ozHoney23 ml
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Caipirinha.
Head to head
Brown Derby and Caipirinha side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Brown Derby has bourbon, grapefruit juice and honey, the Caipirinha cachaça, lime juice and sugar. In parts, a Brown Derby is 2 whiskey, 1 grapefruit and 1 honey; a Caipirinha is 2 cachaça, 1 lime and ¾ sugar. By volume, the Brown Derby is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus; the Caipirinha is 52% spirit, 26% citrus and 22% syrup and sugar. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Caipirinha is the stronger drink in the glass (17.8% ABV against 14.0%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.14). The Brown Derby has more calories (about 218 against 202) and more sugar (28.4 g against 16.5 g). The Brown Derby is shaken and served in a coupe; the Caipirinha is built and served in a rocks glass.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Caipirinha.
Sours · Cachaça
The ratio · 2 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Brown Derby.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Brown Derby vs.
Caipirinha vs.