Cocktail · Medium strength

Gold Rush

Bourbon, lemon, honey — three ingredients panning for gold and finding it.

How to order it: Honey syrup (3:1), not raw honey. Born at Milk & Honey, NYC, 2001.

Flavor profile

Sweetness6
Bitterness1
Strength7
Freshness5
Richness6
Sparkle0
Daring4

The recipe

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • ¾ oz lemon juice
  • ¾ oz honey syrup (3:1)
  • Shake; strain over a big cube
  • Rocks glass
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