BoulevardiervsSazerac
Which one fits your taste?
Boulevardier
A richer, darker cousin to the Negroni, swapping gin for whiskey. Warm, complex, and deeply flavorful.
Sazerac
A New Orleans original of rye whiskey and absinthe rinse, sweetened with sugar and bittered with Peychaud's.
Boulevardier
Sazerac
Base
whiskey
whiskey
Glassware
Rocks glass
Rocks glass
Flavor Notes
bitter, strong, herbal
strong, herbal
Strong?
Which should you pick?
Pick the Boulevardier if you want something bitter and complex. Go with the Sazerac if you'd rather have something cleaner and less bitter. Both are boozy and spirit-forward and herbal and aromatic, so if you enjoy one you'll likely appreciate the other.