I guess it was a couple of weeks ago while doing a bit of research on the history of the Oscars that I stumbled upon this delight, the Brown Derby, an interesting, slightly sweet bourbon drink with a surprisingly fresh citrus finish. The Brown Derby …

Appropriately named, this old fashioned cocktail has been around a long time, first documented in the May 6, 1806 edition of The Balance and Columbia Repository in Hudson, New York. In describing the drink known at the time as a bittered sling, the paper’s editor …