Bottle-and-Bring Gold Rush

Name: Bottle-and-Bring Gold Rush
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup honey; 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup water; 1 1/2 oz bourbon; 1 1/2 oz honey syrup; Ice; 1 1/2 oz club soda, chilled

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Prep 10 min
Total 1 hr 10 min
Servings 8

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This party-ready drink is what happens when a honeybee gets ahold of an old fashioned. Sweetened with honey and stored in a travel-friendly container, this bourbon-based cocktail can be stowed away until it’s time to party.

by: Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated Oct 4, 2019

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Ingredients

Honey Syrup

1 cup honey
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup water

Cocktail

1 1/2 oz bourbon
1 1/2 oz honey syrup
Ice
1 1/2 oz club soda, chilled

Steps

1

In small container, mix Honey Syrup ingredients. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until cold.
2

For each serving, mix bourbon and 1 1/2 oz honey syrup in a double old-fashioned glass or 12-oz tumbler. Fill with ice, and top with club soda.

Expert Tips

tip 1
A strip of lemon peel makes a lovely garnish for this drink, so make sure to peel your lemons before you juice them!
tip 2
If your honey is too thick to mix with the water and lemon juice, you can heat it up to thin it. Place the honey in a microwavable bowl, and microwave uncovered on High 15 to 30 seconds or until the honey becomes thin enough to combine with other ingredients. You may need to increase the chilling time since the hot honey will warm up the syrup.
tip 3
Planning on taking this drink with you to the party? Bring the chilled honey syrup in a separate container, along with an unopened bottle of bourbon and chilled club soda. Combine them as instructed by the recipe just before serving.
tip 4
The honey syrup can be made and kept chilled up to 3 days in advance.

Nutrition Information

330 Calories, 0g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 56g Total Carbohydrate, 55g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/2 Cup

Calories: 330

Calories from Fat: 0

Total Fat: 0g; 0%

Saturated Fat: 0g; 0%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%

Sodium: 15mg; 1%

Potassium: 55mg; 2%

Total Carbohydrate: 56g; 19%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 55g

Protein: 0g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%

Vitamin C: 10%; 10%

Calcium: 0%; 0%

Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.