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Gold Rush

2 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig
1 oz Honey syrup
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain over a large cube.

Cocktail summary
Created by
T.J. Siegal, Milk and Honey, NYC
Year
2000
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

PDT Cocktail Book, pg 134

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  • Would try with egg white. Slightly improved whiskey sour
  • 1/2 rye 1/2 bourbon for the win
  • Original PDT recipe uses 3/4 ounce of honey syrup and 1/2 to 3/4 ounce of lemon juice
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Comments
Zachary Pearson commented on 5/11/2016:

Curated  this: per a user comment, I found the drink in the PDT book and changed rye to Elijah Craig (they call for the now non-existent 12 year), the honey syrup from 1/2 to 1 and the lemon juice from 1/2 to 3/4. Updated source cite, author and date. Thanks,  Zachary