Gold Rush Cocktail (a.k.a. Chapel Hill)
When lemon and orange flavoring are mixed with bourbon, good things happen. The GOLD RUSH (EXPANDED) is one such drink and is one of my favorites. If you ask for one at a bar, they’ll hand you a Whiskey Sour sweetened with honey. This Gold Rush is much more, and much better. I’ve expanded it into a very smooth straight-up drink more similar to the lesser-known Chapel Hill, added some orange juice and sweetened with simple syrup. This citrusy Gold Rush is enjoyed by everyone, even those who ordinarily don’t drink bourbon. It’s a house favorite.
Requirements: Bourbon, Cointreau, simple syrup, lemon juice, orange juice & orange peel garnish
Expanded Gold Rush (Chapel Hill)
- 3 oz. bourbon
- 1 oz. Cointreau
- 1 oz. lemon juice
- 1/2 oz. orange juice
- 3/4 tsp. simple syrup
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Combine liquid ingredients. Rim a martini or coup glass with an orange peel and drop it into the glass. Shake drink vigorously and strain into glass (see video tutorial above).
Traditional Gold Rush (bar version):
- 2 oz. bourbon
- 3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 oz. honey syrup (1 part honey, 1 part water)
- 1 lemon twist, garnish
Stir ingredients in an ice-filled glass or shaker. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over one large ice cube.
Comments: The traditional Gold Rush that a bartender serves is basically a Whiskey Sour with honey syrup as sweetener. The “expanded Gold Rush” is a little known “Chapel Hill” with the Keet’s Cocktails addition of orange juice.
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