Gold Rush Cocktail

Name: Gold Rush Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1/2 oz honey simple syrup (1 tablespoon; see step 1); 1 oz lemon juice (2 tablespoons, about 1/2 medium lemon); 2 oz bourbon (1/4 cup, such as Four Roses, Maker's Mark, Basil Hayden or Bulleit); Lemon peel (for garnish)

The gold rush cocktail is a simple drink with surprising richness and complexity. You only need a lemon, honey, and bourbon to make it!

⏱ 5 min 🔨 Prep 5min 📊 Easy 🍽 1 servings ⭐ 5.0 (10) 👁 9

Ingredients

1 servings

1/2 oz honey simple syrup (1 tablespoon; see step 1)
1 oz lemon juice (2 tablespoons, about 1/2 medium lemon)
2 oz bourbon (1/4 cup, such as Four Roses, Maker's Mark, Basil Hayden or Bulleit)
Lemon peel (for garnish)

Instructions

Make the honey simple syrup: In a microwave safe measuring cup with a spout, combine equal parts honey and water; the more drinks you’re making, the more you need. When I’m just making 1 or 2 drinks, I typically do 1 to 2 tablespoons of each. Microwave for 20 seconds. Stir to combine. Heat just until the honey dissolves easily into the water (you can also do this in a pan on the stove top).
To make your cocktail, fill a cocktail shaker with ice (most shakers can hold about 3 drinks total). Add the honey simple syrup, lemon juice (TIP: remove the lemon peel garnish prior to juicing), and bourbon. Shake for 30 seconds, then strain into an old-fashioned glass or coupe glass.
Twist the lemon peel directly over the glass (this releases oils) then run it around the inside rim. Drop into the glass. Enjoy immediately.

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