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 Hot Toddy.
Head to head
Brown Derby and Hot Toddy side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Whiskey and honey in both, with the same alcohol per drink. The Brown Derby shakes them with grapefruit juice and serves them cold and up; the Hot Toddy stirs them into hot water instead, for a longer, gentler, warming drink.
By the numbers
The Brown Derby uses grapefruit juice where the Hot Toddy uses water; both have bourbon and honey. In parts, a Brown Derby is 2 whiskey, 1 grapefruit and 1 honey; a Hot Toddy is 2 whiskey, 1 honey and 5½ water. By volume, the Brown Derby is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus; the Hot Toddy is 64% mixer and juice, 24% spirit and 12% syrup and sugar.
The Brown Derby is the stronger drink in the glass (14.0% ABV against 10.8%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.14 standard drinks each). Calories are close (about 218 and 209), but the Brown Derby has more sugar (28.4 g against 26.2 g). The Brown Derby is shaken and served in a coupe; the Hot Toddy is built and served in an Irish coffee glass.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Hot Toddy.
Old Fashioneds & Duos · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 5½
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.
Hot Toddy vs.