Instructions

Step 1

Combine juice, bourbon, and molasses in a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass; serve immediately.

Recipes

The Black Derby

Name: The Black Derby
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz. pink grapefruit juice; 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. Kentucky bourbon, preferably Four Roses Single Barrel; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. molasses (not blackstrap)

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

LAURA SANT

Based on a classic Brown Derby, this variation gets its name from the molasses which replaces honey in the original. Pink grapefruit juice adds a bit more sweetness and a rosy glow.

Ingredients

2 oz. pink grapefruit juice
1 ¹⁄₂ oz. Kentucky bourbon, preferably Four Roses Single Barrel
¹⁄₂ oz. molasses (not blackstrap)

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Instructions

Step 1

Combine juice, bourbon, and molasses in a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass; serve immediately.

Combine juice, bourbon, and molasses in a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled cocktail glass; serve immediately.