The Colevardier

1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig (12 Year Bourbon of any kind can be substituted.)

3⁄4 oz Suze

3⁄4 oz Ramazzotti

Instructions

Stir over ice in a mixing glass, strain into an old fashioned glass with one very large ice cube. No garnish.

Notes

A Negroni style drink, modeled after the Boulevardier but switching out the

History

Created in 2018 by home bar enthusiast Kevin Coleman from Longmont, CO.

Cocktail summary

Created by

Kevin Coleman, Home Bar Enthusiast, Longmont, CO (United States)

Year

2018

Is the

author's original creation

Reference

https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/comments/82aufk/the_colevardier/

Curator

Not yet rated

Average

4 stars

(36 ratings)

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From other users

A little more bourbon is more balanced.. 2/.75/.75
Very nice. I liked it better with Buffalo Trace than with Elijah Craig. — ★★★★
A very good Boulevardier variant. Complex, herby, delicious
No Suze, so I used Strega (I know, but they're both yellow, right?) and added cherry bitters. I'll try again with some Suze and update. Maybe then a 5?
Very nice - gentian comes through nicely with a vermouthy/bourbony backbone.

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Comments

I made many times the Colevardier, and will do again. Very nice mix.

I tried tonight 1.5 oz mellow corn, 0.5 Suze, 0.5 Monténégro, 1 dash orange bitter. Strangely i think it tasted mostly Corn whisky. Like if Monténégro emphasized corn whisky taste and added Just a bit of Spice with slight bitterness from Suze.

More in a gentiane bittered old fashioned way?

Solid Bully variation, I like the Suze + dark amaro combination. Also tried with Abano, probably prefer that to the Ramazzotti. Then again I like Abano over most amari.

And Elijah Craig went NAS back in 2016 (supposedly a blend of 8-12 year whiskies now), so it hasn't carried a 12 year age statement for awhile. There are a variety of retailer 11 year single barrel bottlings however.

This is an okay cocktail. I love Boulevardiers, Amaro, Bourbon and really love Suze. Yet this is lacking something, not quite sure what.I didn't hate ti but probably won't make it again.