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Boulevardier

A classic cocktail featuring bourbon, sweet vermouth, and Campari. Rich, bitter, and elegantly complex.

Ingredients

  • 1½ ozBourbon
  • 1 ozSweet vermouth
  • 1 ozCampari

Method

  1. 1Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice
  2. 2Stir for 30 seconds until well chilled
  3. 3Strain into a chilled rocks glass over a large ice cube
  4. 4Garnish with an orange twist

Bar tools

  • Mixing glass
  • Barspoon
  • Hawthorne strainer
Glassware
Rocks glass
Method
stir
Makes
1 drink
Garnish
Orange twist
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The Boulevardier is a classic cocktail that showcases the perfect balance of bourbon, sweet vermouth, and Campari. It's a perfect example of the "spirit + vermouth + bitters" formula and represents the pinnacle of classic cocktail culture.

History

Created in the 1920s by Erskine Gwynne, this cocktail was named after his magazine "The Boulevardier." It's essentially a whiskey-based Negroni and has become a classic in its own right.

Source: Classic cocktail