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Boulevardier Cocktail

Basically, a Negroni with bourbon replacing gin. The original 1927 recipe calls for equal parts, but I've previously favoured a 3:2:2 (45ml bourbon, 30ml...
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Vincent Wolf’s Avatar Vincent Wolf
26th November 2020 at 23:27
For me 30ml of Campari is much too bitter. The perfect combinaison is 50ml of Bourbon 30ml sweet vermouth 15ml campari. And for those Who use Martini please stop. I recently changed my cheap martini for a martini reserva rubino and its definitely not the same drink. Don't hesitate and buy a good vermouth for your boulevardier negroni Manhattan and co
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Emma Anderson’s Avatar Emma Anderson
16th May 2021 at 06:53
I highly recommend that you give Okar Bitter a go in place of Campari. Also, Unico Zelo makes a lovely yuzu merlot vermouth that you might like too.
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7th September 2020 at 18:15
Inspired by a trip to Revolution I add 1/2 shot of cherry brandy, which really balances the drink for me.
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Richard Christmas’ Avatar Richard Christmas
17th February 2023 at 20:19
Yes, it really does. Clever!
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Nicola Brown’s Avatar Nicola Brown
18th November 2020 at 04:39
I'm new to campari so I followed your suggestion and added a 1/2 oz of Cherry Heering.
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Andrew Gelb’s Avatar Andrew Gelb
8th August 2020 at 18:19
After quite a few "efforts," including side by side, we decided we prefer slightly the 2:1 ratio rather than 1.5:1. Toned down slightly the bitter edge; it's still present but just a wee bit less.
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