Ingredients
- Bourbon ✓ you have it 4 cl
- Campari ✓ you have it 3 cl
- Sweet vermouth ✓ you have it 3 cl
- Ice cubes ✓ you have it
Garnish & optional
- Orange ✓ you have it 1 twist
Bourbon instead of gin turns the Negroni into a rounder, warmer drink – perfect for cold evenings.
Method
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1
Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass* with ice for 30 seconds until cold.
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3
Express an orange zest* over it and drop it in.
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All bar toolsThe story of the Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is closely tied to 1920s Paris: in his 1927 book Barflies and Cocktails, Harry MacElhone of Harry’s New York Bar credited it to the American Erskine Gwynne. Gwynne published a Paris monthly called Boulevardier – hence the name. With bourbon instead of gin, the drink comes across as a warmer, rounder cousin of the Negroni.
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Illustrative image · AI-generated for Cocktailline. This is roughly how a Boulevardier is classically served.
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