Gold Rush Bourbon Cocktail Recipe

The Gold Rush Bourbon Cocktail is a classic. It’s essentially a whiskey sour only with honey, or you might call it a Bourbon Bee’s Knees (with Bourbon instead of gin).

The Gold Rush Bourbon cocktail is a very simple drink; it only has three ingredients. But the flavors are unique, and it makes for a great party cocktail. It can be made in batches to serve a large crowd.

What You Need For This Recipe

The key ingredients are Bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and honey simple syrup.

Step-By-Step How To

• Step 1: Make honey simple syrup by combining equal parts of honey and water in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until the honey is fully combined with the water—no need to boil or reduce.
• Step 2: Add Bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake until very cold.
• Step 3: Strain into an Old Fashioned glass and serve with ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Tips For Success

Tip 1 — Find a good quality local honey to use.

Tip 2 — This is easy to make several cocktails together; just combine the ingredients in a pitcher instead of a shaker and serve.

Gold Rush Cocktail

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 1

Calories 145 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz honey simple syrup
• Lemon wedge for garnish

Instructions

 

• Make honey simple syrup by combining equal parts of honey and water in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until the honey is fully combined with the water—no need to boil or reduce. Allow to cool.
• Add Bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake until very cold.
• Strain into an Old Fashioned glass and serve with ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal

Keyword bourbon, cocktail, Easy

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