Gold Rush
Sours · Whiskey
- Strength
- 15.5%
- Std. drinks
- 1.52
- Calories
- 227
- Sugar
- 20.3 g
- 2 ozBourbon60 ml
- ¾ ozLemon juice23 ml
- ¾ ozHoney syrup (3 honey : 1 water)23 ml
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Juliet and Romeo.
Head to head
Gold Rush and Juliet and Romeo side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Gold Rush has bourbon, lemon juice and rich honey syrup, the Juliet and Romeo gin, lime juice, simple syrup, cucumber, mint, salt, rose water and Angostura bitters. In parts, a Gold Rush is 2¾ whiskey, 1 lemon and 1 rich honey syrup; a Juliet and Romeo is 2¾ gin, 1 lime and 1 syrup. By volume, the Gold Rush is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus; the Juliet and Romeo is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Gold Rush is the stronger drink in the glass (15.5% ABV against 14.1%) and holds more alcohol (1.52 standard drinks against 1.36). The Gold Rush has more calories (about 227 against 193) and more sugar (20.3 g against 14.2 g). Both are shaken; the Gold Rush is served in a rocks glass, the Juliet and Romeo in a coupe.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Juliet and Romeo.
Sours · Gin
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Full Juliet and Romeo recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Gold Rush.
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Gold Rush vs.
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