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Boulevardier

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Campari
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 Maraschino cherry (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

Notes

Bracingly bitter, particularly with the Carpano Antica.

History

A great cocktail, but the modernized 1794 is even better.

Cocktail summary
Posted by Dan on
Created by
Signature cocktail of Erskine Gwynne, writer and socialite, nephew of Vanderbilt
Year
1930's
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

Ted Haigh, Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails; 1794: http://www.kindredcocktails.com/cocktail/1794

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User rating
4.5 stars
(78 ratings)
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From other users
  • Along the Bourbon Trail
  • Simply delicious! More bitter than a Manhattan, but intensely cocktaily, and a lovely sipper.
  • Bitter from the campari
  • Very bitter from the Campari
  • sub campari with averna etc = fun too
  • Bourbon plays much bigger role than gin does in Negroni.
  • Jeff W likes this — ★★★★
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Comments
Dan commented on 10/29/2011:

Curated to standardize formatting and to refer to the improved 1494.

Cocktailian commented on 8/15/2013:

Try a Boulevardon: switch the campari for averna amaro--it's much less bitter and pulls the roasted flavors out of the bourbon. I also add Bittercube Cherrybark Vanilla bitters

TheFriendlyGerm commented on 3/03/2017:

This is a great cocktail, but I recommend it on the rocks. It's easier to enjoy for newcomers to Campari, and anyway the change in taste as it dilutes is really interesting and enjoyable.

AdOrAdam commented on 4/16/2018:

My favourite amari / vermouth based cocktail. I use either bourbon or rye (or rum). Most vermouths work but I prefer to use Carpano Antica.

I batch bottle it in the ratio 2:1:1 - I keep it in the fridge & drink it over ice with a quick finger stir.

There are lots of variations, IMO good additions include:

- either an orange twist or lemon twist

- Averna (sub for the vermouth - I've not found other amari work as well)

- Orange bitters

- Chocolate bitters

- Hellfire bitters

- Coffee liqueur