Negroni Week: Boulevardier
Negroni Week: Boulevardier
The Boulevardier
Any cocktail is open to interpretation, and the Negroni is no exception. As legend goes, back in the 1920s a gent by the name of Erskine Gwynne took the classic Negroni recipe and swapped out the gin for whiskey and called it a Boulevardier. Gwynne published a magazine called (wait for it … ) Boulevardier, and he seems to have liked the name enough to brand his new cocktail with it as well.
![Boulevardier](https://fordsbasement.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/negroni-week_5_boulevardier_Title-1024x576.jpg)
Most often recipes for this drink call for bourbon, but you can use rye if that’s your preference.
![The Boulevardier Boulevardier](https://fordsbasement.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/negroni-week_5_boulevardier_Featured-1024x576.jpg)
Boulevardier Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz. Four Roses Bourbon
- 3/4 oz. Carpano Antica
- 3/4 oz. Campari
How to Mix a Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is, like the classic Negroni, a stirred drink. I used Four Roses here because that’s what I had on hand, but Buffalo Trace and Elijah Craig work very well, too.
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, and stir for 20 to 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe over ice. You can also use an Old Fashioned glass, but I like how the drink looks in a coupe. Garnish with a twist of lemon. Enjoy.
Although a Negroni’s ingredients are mixed in a 1:1:1 ratio, most everyone makes the Boulevardier a little heavier on the bourbon and lighter on the other two components, which makes the drink slightly less bitter but intensely more complex. I like this one a lot.
Tomorrow I’ll continue this journey into the world of Negroni-like cocktails. Stay tuned!
Bar Essentials
Stainless Steel Julep Strainer
The perfect tool for straining all your stirred mixed cocktails.