Gold Rush

Name: Gold Rush
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 shot Bourbon whiskey; 0.75 shot Lemon Juice; 0.75 shot Honey syrup (3:1); 1 swath Grapefruit peel; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Citrusy

Woody

Fruity

A modern classic cocktail made with bourbon whiskey, lemon juice, and honey syrup, served over ice and traditionally garnished with a lemon twist.

Time to make: 5 min

Difficulty: Intermediate

Strength: Medium

Ingredients

1 serving

Equipment

ShakerTin
Jigger
HawthorneStrainer

Serving details

GlasswareRocks
GarnishLemon wedge
IceRegular Cubes
TemperatureChilled

How to make it

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
In a shaker, add bourbon, lemon juice, honey syrup, and grapefruit zest.
Shake the mixture well with ice.
Fine strain the mix into the ice-filled glass.
Express lemon zest over the cocktail and discard the peel.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Other details

Calories150-200
Alcohol volume16.79%
Not suitable forGluten-FreeNut-Free

Reviews

4.5

(145)

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