Stirred · 1927
Boulevardier
A Negroni that swapped its gin for bourbon. Warmer, rounder, more autumn than summer.
Specification
| Bourbon | 45 ml |
| Campari | 30 ml |
| Sweet vermouth | 30 ml |
| Orange twist | 1 |
Method
- 01Combine all three in a mixing glass over ice.
- 02Stir 25–30 seconds — it wants to be properly cold.
- 03Strain over one large cube, or into a chilled coupe.
- 04Express an orange twist over the surface.
Where it comes from
Erskine Gwynne, an American writer running a magazine called the Boulevardier in 1920s Paris, gets the credit. Harry McElhone printed it in 1927 with a note that Gwynne required one at the same time every day.
If you change one thing: Give the whiskey the extra 15 ml rather than keeping it equal-parts. Bourbon is sweeter and softer than gin, so it needs the head start to stand up to Campari.