Gold Rush

About the Gold Rush

The Gold Rush is a modern whiskey classic made with just three ingredients: Timber Creek Florida Whiskey, honey syrup, and fresh lemon juice, shaken hard and strained over a single large ice cube. Think of it as a whiskey sour with honey standing in for simple syrup, which gives the drink a rounder, more textured sweetness than a standard sour typically has. The build is simple. Shake the whiskey, honey syrup, and lemon juice together with ice until well chilled, then strain over one large cube into a chilled rocks glass.

No garnish is required, though a lemon twist wouldn’t be out of place if you want extra aromatic lift. The honey syrup needs to be fully dissolved and well shaken in, since honey can separate out of solution more readily than simple syrup if the shake is rushed. With only three ingredients, this drink depends almost entirely on the whiskey’s own character coming through against the honey and lemon. Timber Creek Florida Whiskey, distilled grain-to-glass on the distillery’s Crestview farm and built through its PureBlend process of separate distillation and barrel-by-component blending, gives the Gold Rush a rounded, structured backbone that holds up against the honey’s sweetness rather than getting flattened by it.

A thinner whiskey would leave the drink tasting mostly of honey and lemon; this one still tastes distinctly like whiskey. The Gold Rush is a natural match for barbecue: ribs, smoked pork, cornbread, and cheddar biscuits all echo its honeyed sweetness, and pecan pie makes a fitting dessert pairing if you want to keep the theme going. It’s a good choice for an outdoor gathering or a casual dinner where you want a whiskey cocktail that’s easy to make in batches, since the honey syrup, once dissolved, keeps well and lets you pre-mix a large batch ahead of guests arriving. A local wildflower honey will give the syrup a slightly different character than a neutral clover honey, so feel free to experiment with what you have on hand.

As always, pace your rounds and drink responsibly.

The Gold Rush is a modern whiskey classic made with just three ingredients: Timber Creek Florida Whiskey, honey syrup, and fresh lemon juice, shaken hard and strained over a single large ice cube. Think of it as a whiskey sour with honey standing in for simple syrup, which gives the drink a rounder, more textured sweetness than a standard sour typically has. The build is simple. Shake the whiskey, honey syrup, and lemon juice together with ice until well chilled, then strain over one large cube into a chilled rocks glass.

No garnish is required, though a lemon twist wouldn’t be out of place if you want extra aromatic lift. The honey syrup needs to be fully dissolved and well shaken in, since honey can separate out of solution more readily than simple syrup if the shake is rushed. With only three ingredients, this drink depends almost entirely on the whiskey’s own character coming through against the honey and lemon. Timber Creek Florida Whiskey, distilled grain-to-glass on the distillery’s Crestview farm and built through its PureBlend process of separate distillation and barrel-by-component blending, gives the Gold Rush a rounded, structured backbone that holds up against the honey’s sweetness rather than getting flattened by it.

A thinner whiskey would leave the drink tasting mostly of honey and lemon; this one still tastes distinctly like whiskey. The Gold Rush is a natural match for barbecue: ribs, smoked pork, cornbread, and cheddar biscuits all echo its honeyed sweetness, and pecan pie makes a fitting dessert pairing if you want to keep the theme going. It’s a good choice for an outdoor gathering or a casual dinner where you want a whiskey cocktail that’s easy to make in batches, since the honey syrup, once dissolved, keeps well and lets you pre-mix a large batch ahead of guests arriving. A local wildflower honey will give the syrup a slightly different character than a neutral clover honey, so feel free to experiment with what you have on hand.

As always, pace your rounds and drink responsibly.