Boulevard

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄2 oz Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
5⁄6 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Express orange zest twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

A Manhattan-style cocktail dried by dry vermouth and enriched by cognac-orange liqueur.

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History:

A classic of unknown origins.

Nutrition:

One serving of Boulevard contains 216 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 2.1 standard drinks
  • 29.48% alc./vol. (29.48° proof)
  • 29.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
24th January 2023 at 17:58
Quite sharp…I used The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters and would dial two dashes to one dash.
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Georgann Meadows’ Avatar Georgann Meadows
19th November 2022 at 00:34
A spoonful of Luxardo cherry juice improved this IMHO.
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Loraine Herring’s Avatar Loraine Herring
15th January 2022 at 20:01
Very powerful and very smooth
A lovely opener for the evening
I think i prefer dry vermouth over rosso with bourbon .....or maybe not
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