The Gold Rush

Name: The Gold Rush
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz bourbon; 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice; 3/4 oz honey syrup (3 parts honey, 1 part warm water); Lemon twist (optional garnish)

A modern classic from New York City: bourbon, fresh lemon, and honey syrup shaken hard and strained over one big cube. It drinks like a whiskey sour that traded simple syrup for honey, a little rounder and richer.

Total time

30 min

Difficulty

Medium

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The pantry

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Essentials

2 oz bourbon 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice 3/4 oz honey syrup (3 parts honey, 1 part warm water) Lemon twist (optional garnish)

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The preparation

4 steps, about 30 minutes start to finish.

01
Make the honey syrup: stir 3 parts honey into 1 part warm water until smooth, then cool.
02
Shake the bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup hard with ice for 12-15 seconds.
03
Strain over one big ice cube in a rocks glass.
04
Express a lemon twist over the top if desired.

lightbulb The chef's notes

“Straight honey seizes into a lump in cold spirits, so the syrup step is not optional. One big cube keeps it cold without watering it down.”

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