Boulevardier
Ingredients:
Method:
1. Fill a mixing glass with ice. 2. Add the bourbon, Campari, and sweet red vermouth. 3. Stir with a bar spoon until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or over ice in a rocks glass. 5. Garnish with an orange twist.
Description:
The Boulevardier is a close relative of the Negroni, replacing gin with American whiskey. The recipe is associated with Erskine Gwynne and the Paris bar scene of the 1920s, and appeared in Harry McElhone's Barflies and Cocktails. Whiskey makes the cocktail warmer, fuller, and softer than a Negroni while keeping the bitter-sweet aperitif character. It is a clear example of how changing one base spirit alters the personality of a classic formula.