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Boulevardier

A richer, darker cousin to the Negroni, swapping gin for whiskey. Warm, complex, and deeply flavorful.

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Boulevardier cocktail made with whiskey, served in a rocks glass
Base
whiskey
Glassware
Rocks glass
Flavor Profile
bitterstrongherbal

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz bourbon whiskey
  • 1 oz Campari
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • Orange peel, to garnish

Instructions

  1. 1Add whiskey, Campari, and vermouth to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. 2Stir until well chilled.
  3. 3Strain into a rocks glass over ice and garnish with an orange peel.

Origin & Story

Paris, 1920s

First printed in a 1927 cocktail book, it's credited to Erskine Gwynne, an American writer living in Paris who ran a magazine called The Boulevardier — essentially a whiskey-based twist on the Negroni.