Boulevardier
The Boulevardier cocktail was popularized at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris by its owner, Harry McElhone. It’s basically a Negroni that calls for Bourbon instead of Gin.
Ingredients:
Serve in a Old-Fashioned glass
- 1 1/2 oz bourbon
- 3/4 oz Campari
- 3/4 oz sweet vermouth
Garnish: orange twist
Preferred Equipment
Rocks Glass
Japanese Mixing Glass
Boston Shaker Set
How to Make
- Add all the ingredients to your mixing glass
- Add ice & stir for 25-30 seconds
- Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass
- Add the garnish
About
A popular variation on the classic Negroni, the Boulevardier cocktail replaces the gin with bourbon.
The cocktail’s history goes back to one Erskine Gwynne, the founder of a magazine in Paris called Boulevardier. Harry MacElhone, a well-known bartender from the early 1900’s credited Gwynne as the inventor of the drink in his memoir, Barflies and Cocktails.
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