Ep. 136 The Impostor in the Glass: The Brown Derby and Derby Sour

Jules showed up to the recipe section of this episode with a drink in each hand, fully convinced the Brown Derby was a Kentucky Derby cocktail. She was wrong - but her enthusiasm was entirely justified. It turns out the Brown Derby has one of the stranger origin stories in cocktail history: invented in London, stolen by a Minneapolis greeting card tycoon, falsely credited to Hollywood, ignored for seventy years, and then resurrected by the craft cocktail revival as if none of that had happened. Brad walks through the whole beautiful mess, while Jules delivers an exceptional side-by-side breakdown of bourbon whiskey profiles that makes this essential listening for anyone who's ever stood in a liquor store aisle wondering what difference it actually makes. Three ingredients. A lot of history. Surprisingly few of it true.    Brown Derby  In shaker add 1.5 oz Bourbon 1 oz Pink grapefruit juice (fresh)  2 tsp Maple Syrup  Double strain into chilled coupe  Garnish with grapefruit twist    Derby Sour  Ingredients:  1.5 oz Bourbon  ¾ oz Grapefruit juice  ½ oz Lemon Juice  ½ oz Orgeat syrup  1 Egg white    Dry Shake  Shake again w/ ice  Double strain  Garnish with fresh cinnamon on top    The Art of Drinking  IG: @theartofdrinkingpodcast     Jules  IG: @join_jules  TikTok: @join_jules   Website: joinjules.com    Brad   IG: @favorite_uncle_brad    This is a Redd Rock Music Podcast  IG: @reddrockmusic  www.reddrockmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices