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 Tommy’s Margarita.
Head to head
Brown Derby and Tommy’s Margarita 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 Tommy’s Margarita tequila, lime juice and agave syrup. In parts, a Brown Derby is 2 whiskey, 1 grapefruit and 1 honey; a Tommy’s Margarita is 2 tequila, 1 lime and 1 agave. By volume, the Brown Derby is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus; the Tommy’s Margarita 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 Tommy’s Margarita is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.14). The Tommy’s Margarita has more calories (about 268 against 218), with the same sugar (28.4 g each). Both are shaken; the Brown Derby is served in a coupe, the Tommy’s Margarita in a rocks glass.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Tommy’s Margarita.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Full Tommy’s Margarita recipe →
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.
Tommy’s Margarita vs.