Bullier

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Discerning Drinkers (5 ratings)

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
12 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
12 oz Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
12 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

A bittersweet, herbal sour that will challenge many but delight a few.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2025 by Jason E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails, named after the Bal Bullier, a popular ballroom in nineteenth-century Paris.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bullier contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 25.17% alc./vol. (25.17° proof)
  • 22.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
17 hours ago
I thought the two Chartreuse would balance the Campari and lime but nope! Bitter is the word!
Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
20 hours ago
Absolutely not strange but delicious with an astonishing strong lime note. Made it with Boomsma and Chartreuse jaune, maybe Chartreuse vert would be an even better choice.