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 Hurricane.
Head to head
Brown Derby and Hurricane 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 Hurricane Jamaican rum, passion fruit syrup and lemon juice. In parts, a Brown Derby is 2 whiskey, 1 grapefruit and 1 honey; a Hurricane is 2 rum, 1 passion syrup and 1 lemon. By volume, the Brown Derby is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus; the Hurricane is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Brown Derby is the stronger drink in the glass (14.0% ABV against 12.7%), but the Hurricane is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (2.71 standard drinks against 1.14). The Hurricane has more calories (about 423 against 218) and more sugar (37.6 g against 28.4 g). Both are shaken; the Brown Derby is served in a coupe, the Hurricane in a hurricane glass.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Hurricane.
Tiki & Punches · Rum
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
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.
Hurricane vs.