Drink of the week: Brown Derby
Where: Bar Pilar
All the big guys have covered the Tuesday night specialty cocktails made by Pilar’s self-described sherpa Adam Bernbach. So what do you do when it’s not Tuesday? Certainly you could choose from the good selection of beers. But this summer you should opt for a Brown Derby. The drink is composed of Bulleit bourbon, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, and honey. At first it sounds odd, since citrus fruits are more frequently combined with rum, tequila, or vodka.

This signature drink of the Vendrome Club in the 1930s works on your tongue in layers. The initial taste is of the sweetened grapefruit juice, giving way to the earthiness of the honey. The honey transitions into the heavier more toffee-like flavors of the bourbon.

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