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 Spicy Fifty.
Head to head
Gold Rush and Spicy Fifty 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 Spicy Fifty vanilla vodka, elderflower cordial, lime juice, honey syrup and red chili pepper. In parts, a Gold Rush is 2¾ whiskey, 1 lemon and 1 rich honey syrup; a Spicy Fifty is 5 vodka, 1½ elderflower, 1½ lime and 1 honey. By volume, the Gold Rush is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus; the Spicy Fifty is 55% spirit, 28% syrup and sugar and 17% 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 12.5%) and holds more alcohol (1.52 standard drinks against 0.99). The Gold Rush has more calories (about 227 against 149) and more sugar (20.3 g against 12.8 g). Both are shaken; the Gold Rush is served in a rocks glass, the Spicy Fifty in a coupe.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Spicy Fifty.
Sours · Vodka
The ratio · 5 : 1½ : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gold Rush.
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Gold Rush vs.
Spicy Fifty vs.