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 Siesta.
Head to head
Brown Derby and Siesta side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have grapefruit juice. Only the Brown Derby has bourbon and honey; only the Siesta has tequila, lime juice, simple syrup and Campari. In parts, a Brown Derby is 2 whiskey, 1 grapefruit and 1 honey; a Siesta is 3 tequila, 1½ lime, 1 grapefruit, 1½ syrup and ½ Campari. By volume, the Brown Derby is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus; the Siesta is 40% spirit, 33% citrus, 20% syrup and sugar and 7% fortified wine and bitter. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Brown Derby is the stronger drink in the glass (14.0% ABV against 11.5%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.14 and 1.12 standard drinks). The Brown Derby has more calories (about 218 against 182) and more sugar (28.4 g against 17.5 g). Both are shaken and served in a coupe.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Siesta.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 3 : 1½ : 1 : 1½ : ½
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.
Siesta vs.