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 Whiskey Sour.
Head to head
Gold Rush and Whiskey Sour side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
Bourbon and lemon in both. The Gold Rush sweetens them with rich honey syrup and is served over a big cube; the Whiskey Sour uses simple syrup, an optional egg white and less bourbon. The Gold Rush is the bigger, sweeter drink.
By the numbers
The Gold Rush uses rich honey syrup where the Whiskey Sour uses simple syrup; both have bourbon and lemon juice. In parts, a Gold Rush is 2¾ whiskey, 1 lemon and 1 rich honey syrup; a Whiskey Sour is 2¼ whiskey, 1¼ lemon and 1 syrup. By volume, the Gold Rush is 57% spirit, 22% syrup and sugar and 21% citrus; the Whiskey Sour is 50% spirit, 28% citrus and 22% syrup and sugar.
The Gold Rush is the stronger drink in the glass (15.5% ABV against 13.4%) and holds more alcohol (1.52 standard drinks against 1.14). The Gold Rush has more calories (about 227 against 168) and more sugar (20.3 g against 13.0 g). Both are shaken; the Gold Rush is served in a rocks glass, the Whiskey Sour in a coupe.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2¾ : 1 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Whiskey Sour.
Sours · Whiskey
The ratio · 2¼ : 1¼ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Gold Rush.
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Gold Rush vs.
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