Guaranteed to find pure gold and exhilarate your senses: the Bourbon Gold Rush!

I discovered this Bourbon cocktail recipe at Proof in Charleston. Simple yet delicious, the Bourbon Gold Rush is made with just honey and lemon. Absolutely Fabulous!

You’ve got to try the Bourbon Gold Rush and experience the gilded promise.

Recently in Charleston for dinner, I headed to Proof, an intimate craft cocktail bar, to check out their menu. They have many specialty drink recipes with Gin, Tequila, Bourbon, and Rye. With such a varied drink menu, I wanted to try them all.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t, so after ‘eny, meeny, miny, moe,’ I ended up on the Gold Rush.

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I got lucky that night because BB Barna, a Top 30 Bartender in the U.S., was the mixologist.

Bartenders nationwide compete to become the World Class U.S. Bartender of the Year for the opportunity to compete at the World Class Global Finals!

B.B. made the top 30 in the U.S. and the top 10 in the Eastern division and will advance to the National Finals in Austin, TX.

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Ingredients you’ll need to make a Bourbon Gold Rush

The Gold Rush is made with Bourbon, Honey Syrup, and lemon. I used Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon to make my Gold Rush.

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How to make a Bourbon Gold Rush

Watch B.B. make this simple yet fantastic bourbon cocktail called the Gold Rush.

First, make your honey syrup and then set it aside to cool. Pour the bourbon, honey syrup, and lemon into a shaker with ice and let the cocktail sit for a minute. Shake well and pour the strained contents into a rocks glass with ice.

The recipe reminds me of something my Mother might have given me to fight off a nasty cold as a child. Haha, she didn’t do that…well I don’t think she ever did.

Other Easy Bourbon Cocktails

• Bourbon Old Fashion
• Bourbon Blackberry Mead

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