The Gold Rush is a mixologist cocktail from Manhattan, 2002. Built on bourbon, served in a old fashioned, around 26% ABV. Sasha Petraske's Milk & Honey produced the Gold Rush, the Penicillin, and the Whiskey Smash. Three drinks that built a generation of bartenders. T.J.
What goes in a Gold Rush?
- ·2 oz bourbon
- ·3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
- ·3/4 oz honey syrup (2:1 honey to warm water)
How do you make a Gold Rush?
- Add all to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard until very cold.
- Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
What should you know before making a Gold Rush?
- Use a wildflower or orange blossom honey. Commodity clover honey makes a flat drink.
- Bourbon should be 90+ proof (Buffalo Trace, Knob Creek). Lower-proof gets lost.
- Large ice cube, not crushed. The Gold Rush is a sipper.
Where did the Gold Rush come from?
Sasha Petraske's Milk & Honey produced the Gold Rush, the Penicillin, and the Whiskey Smash. Three drinks that built a generation of bartenders. T.J. Siegal made the first Gold Rush for himself, off-menu, at the bar's request that bartenders riff on classics during slow shifts. The drink is essentially a bourbon Bee's Knees: substitute bourbon for gin, the rest is identical.
According to T.J. Siegal, Milk & Honey, Lower East Side Manhattan, 2002.
What cocktails are similar to a Gold Rush?
Common questions.
What is a Gold Rush cocktail?
A bourbon sour built on honey instead of sugar. Two ounces of bourbon, three-quarters of an ounce of fresh lemon juice, three-quarters of an ounce of honey syrup, shaken and strained over a large ice cube.
Who invented the Gold Rush?
T.J. Siegal at Milk & Honey on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in 2002. Siegal made it off-menu for himself before it spread.
What's the difference between a Gold Rush and a Bee's Knees?
The Gold Rush uses bourbon. The Bee's Knees uses gin. Otherwise the recipe is identical: spirit, fresh lemon juice, honey syrup, equal proportions.
How do you make honey syrup for a Gold Rush?
Stir two parts honey with one part hot water until fully dissolved. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate up to two weeks. Use a floral honey, not commodity clover.