Gold Rush
A bourbon sour sweetened with honey syrup and brightened with fresh lemon juice.
Base
whiskey
Glassware
Rocks glass
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Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon whiskey
- 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz honey syrup
Instructions
- 1Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Origin & Story
New York City, 2000s
Created at the pioneering cocktail bar Milk & Honey, it applies the honey-lemon 'Bee's Knees' formula to bourbon instead of gin, becoming a modern speakeasy-era classic in its own right.
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