Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is a bitter spirit-forward cocktail made with Bourbon, Campari and Sweet Vermouth. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 22% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 22% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Flavour
- Bitter
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 30mlBourbon
- 30mlCampari
- 30mlSweet Vermouth
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with orange twist.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Boulevardier
Created in 1920s Paris by Erskine Gwynne, essentially a whiskey Negroni.
Missing something?
- No Bourbon? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (Jim Beam is a bourbon)
- No Bourbon? Use Jack Daniels (Tennessee whiskey is made much like bourbon)
- No Campari? Use Aperol (Lighter, sweeter and less bitter)
- No Sweet Vermouth? Use Punt e Mes (Noticeably more bitter)
All swaps for Bourbon, Campari and Sweet Vermouth
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