Cocktail Recipe

Derby Velvet Sunrise

A cocktail recipe to explore alongside your bourbon and food pairing journey.

Derby Velvet Sunrise

The Cocktail

Ingredients & Instructions

Everything you need to make this cocktail at home.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice
  • 0.5 oz honey syrup
  • 0.25 oz Aperol
  • 2 dashes orange bitters

Instructions

  1. Fill a shaker with ice and add bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup, Aperol, and orange bitters.
  2. Shake vigorously until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with a thin grapefruit twist rimmed around the glass edge.

Pairings

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