CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 2000–present
Gold Rush
Bourbon, lemon and honey: a Bee’s Knees with a American accent.
2001Modern classicResearched
The Gold Rush was created at Milk & Honey in New York in the early 2000s, usually credited to T.J. Siegal. Bourbon, lemon and honey make a simple, warming sour that became a modern classic. It is essentially a whiskey Bee’s Knees and a staple of the new golden age of the cocktail.
- Bee’s Knees
- Penicillin
THE RECIPE
Ingredients
- Bourbon60 ml
- Lemon juice20 ml
- Honey syrup20 ml
- Lemon peelto garnish
Method
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a rocks glass over ice and garnish with lemon peel.
Rocks glass · ice · lemon peel