Gold Rush
60 ml Bourbon, 20 ml Lemon juice, 20 ml Honey syrup, 1 Lemon twist
Photo: Boulevardier in Baton Rouge by Paul Lowry · CC BY 4.0 · All credits
Ingredients
Measures below are multiplied for 12 drinks. Unmeasurable amounts such as “a splash” are left as written.
- 540 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 540 ml line. Bourbon - Rye makes a spicier, leaner version
- 360 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 360 ml line. Campari
- 360 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 360 ml line. Sweet vermouth
- 12 twists Orange twist (optional)
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Quick version
- Stir the three over ice and strain over one large cube.
Method
Batch (12 drinks)Batch (12 drinks) - about 1.26 l of measured ingredients, before ice and dilution.
Timings and per-glass steps below are written for one drink and are not scaled. A full jug takes longer to chill, so stir or shake until it is properly cold rather than by the clock, and pour over fresh ice one glass at a time.
- Fill a mixing glass with ice, then pour in the bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth.
- Stir for 30 seconds until it is properly cold.
- Strain over one large cube in a rocks glass.
- Express an orange peel over the top and drop it in.
Serve it
Volumes in this story are multiplied for the size above, along with the ingredients. Years, ratios and the capacities of glasses and jugs are left as written.
Boulevardier
Erskine Gwynne was an American writer living in Paris who published a magazine called The Boulevardier, and in the late 1920s he gave his name to the drink he liked to order. It is a Negroni with whiskey where the gin was, which sounds like a small change and is in fact a completely different drink - deeper, sweeter, and much better suited to a cold evening.
Getting it right
The classic mistake is to keep the Negroni's equal parts, and the result is a drink with too much vermouth and a whiskey that has gone missing. Whiskey needs a heavier hand, so pour the spirit generously and let the Campari and vermouth follow behind. If you are using bourbon, look for something with a bit of proof to it; the drink can take it.
Tasting notes
Bitter orange and caramel, warm oak underneath, and a long finish that begins sweet and ends dry. It is a slow drink, and a good one for a long conversation.
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