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

Regular serving:

• 2 x 1.5 oz. (3 oz.) bourbon
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• 1 oz. lemon juice
• 1/2 oz. orange juice
• 3/4 tsp. simple syrup

One large serving:

• 3 x 1.5 oz. (4.5 oz.) bourbon
• 1 x 1.5 oz. Cointreau
• 1 x 1.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
• 1 x .75 oz. fresh orange juice
• 1 tsp. simple syrup (or agave 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).

Comments: The “large” proportions above serve about 1.5 martini glasses or a very large coup glass. The “regular” serving proportions fill a standard martini glass.

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