Missing 3
Tonight if you have Bourbon, Campari, and Sweet Vermouth.
Missing: Bourbon, Campari, Sweet Vermouth
Campari also goes into: Garibaldi, Milano-Torino, Americano
Ingredients
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How to make
- Chill a rocks glass, or a coupe if you want it up, while you mix.
- Add 1½ oz bourbon, 1 oz Campari, and 1 oz sweet vermouth to a mixing glass packed with ice.
- The extra half-ounce of bourbon keeps a home-bar whiskey from disappearing under Campari.
- Stir 20 to 30 seconds until the mixing glass frosts — this is a stirred drink, never shaken.
- Strain over a large ice cube, or into the coupe.
- Express an orange peel over the drink so the oils hit the Campari, then drop the peel in.
History
The Boulevardier first appeared in 1927 in Harry McElhone's Barflies and Cocktails, credited to Erskine Gwynne, an American in Paris who published a magazine of the same name. His original was equal parts bourbon, Campari, and sweet vermouth. It sat obscure until the late-2000s craft revival recast it as a whiskey Negroni — the bourbon Negroni people still search for. Boulevard cocktail and boulevard drink are the same stirred drink, not a separate recipe. This recipe uses 1½ oz bourbon to 1 oz each Campari and vermouth so a mid-shelf pantry bourbon still reads through the bitter. Orange peel, not lemon — lemon is the Negroni's garnish. If Campari and sweet vermouth are already on the shelf, this is the stirred whiskey drink to make before you buy gin for a Negroni.
Glassware
Short and sturdy for spirit-forward drinks served on ice — easy to hold, stir, and sip without watering down too fast.
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Boulevardier FAQ
Is a Boulevardier a bourbon Negroni?
Yes. A Boulevardier is a bourbon Negroni: Campari and sweet vermouth with bourbon (or rye) instead of gin. People also search boulevard cocktail and boulevard drink — those queries are this recipe, not a different drink.
What ingredients are in a Boulevardier?
A Boulevardier is made with bourbon, campari, and sweet vermouth. Amounts and pantry matching are in the ingredients list on this page.
How do you make a Boulevardier?
Chill a rocks glass, or a coupe if you want it up, while you mix. Add 1½ oz bourbon, 1 oz Campari, and 1 oz sweet vermouth to a mixing glass packed with ice. The extra half-ounce of bourbon keeps a home-bar whiskey from disappearing under Campari. Stir 20 to 30 seconds until the mixing glass frosts — this is a stirred drink, never shaken. Strain over a large ice cube, or into the coupe. Express an orange peel over the drink so the oils hit the Campari, then drop the peel in.
What glass do you serve a Boulevardier in?
Serve a Boulevardier in a Rocks glass. Short and sturdy for spirit-forward drinks served on ice — easy to hold, stir, and sip without watering down too fast.
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