Cocktail recipe

Gold Rush recipe.

A modern bourbon sour with lemon and honey syrup. Smooth, bright, rounded and quietly brilliant.

Cocktail recipe 4 mins Mocktail option
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Gold Rush

Description

The Gold Rush is a modern classic because it takes the whiskey sour idea and makes one elegant change: honey syrup instead of plain sugar. Bourbon brings vanilla and oak, lemon gives the sour edge, and honey adds a rounded, floral richness.

Created during the New York cocktail revival, it feels both familiar and fresh. It is smooth without being soft, bright without being thin, and one of the easiest whiskey drinks to recommend to someone who wants something classic but not old-fashioned.

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Bourbon
  • 25 ml lemon juice
  • 20 ml Honey syrup
  • 1 piece Lemon twist (for garnish)

Equipment needed

Cocktail Shaker – Used to shake the drink with ice. Fine Mesh Strainer – Used to fine strain into the rocks glass.

Instructions

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
  3. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Recommended glassware

Lowball Glass
Lowball Glass (recommended)

A short, sturdy glass for spirit-forward cocktails served over ice.

180–300 ml Short, wide, heavy-bottomed tumbler.

Best for: Old Fashioned, Negroni, Boulevardier, Whiskey Sour over ice, Rusty Nail.

Garnish: Great for orange twists, cherries, and large clear ice cubes.

Quick facts

4 mins Easy Approx. 18% ABV 1.9 units 175 kcal Ice Mocktail option Batch friendly
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