The Bourbon Boulevardier

by ShakeAndSip
Prep: 5m
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Ingredients
Servings:1
1 1/2ozbourbon
1ozCampari
1ozsweet vermouth
1orange
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Prep the glass

    Rub a strip of orange peel around the rim of a rocks glass, then drop one big ice cube in (a large cube melts slow and keeps things from getting watery). Cold glass, big ice, you're set.

  1. 2

    Stir it down

    In a mixing glass with a handful of ice, combine the bourbon, Campari, and sweet vermouth. Stir hard for a solid 20 seconds until it's ice cold and slightly diluted. This one gets stirred, not shaken, so it stays silky and clear.

  2. 3

    Strain and garnish

    Strain into your prepped glass over the big cube. Twist a wide strip of orange peel over the top to spritz the oils, then drop it in. Sip slow, it's a strong one.

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The Bourbon Boulevardier

Created by: ShakeAndSip

Prep Time: 5m
0
Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz bourbon
  • 1 oz Campari
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • 1 orange

Instructions

  1. Prep the glassRub a strip of orange peel around the rim of a rocks glass, then drop one big ice cube in (a large cube melts slow and keeps things from getting watery). Cold glass, big ice, you're set.
  2. Stir it downIn a mixing glass with a handful of ice, combine the bourbon, Campari, and sweet vermouth. Stir hard for a solid 20 seconds until it's ice cold and slightly diluted. This one gets stirred, not shaken, so it stays silky and clear.
  3. Strain and garnishStrain into your prepped glass over the big cube. Twist a wide strip of orange peel over the top to spritz the oils, then drop it in. Sip slow, it's a strong one.

Notes & Tips

Think of this as the Negroni's cozy cold-weather cousin. Same bitter-sweet magic, but you swap gin for bourbon and suddenly it's all caramel, oak, and orange. The classic ratio is 1:1:1, but a little extra bourbon (like here) keeps the Campari from running the whole show. Perfect Friday-night sipper when you want something that tastes like it cost $16 at a dim cocktail bar. Mocktail swap: use a nonalcoholic bitter aperitif (the Campari-style red ones work great) plus a zero-proof whiskey alternative in the same ratios, stir the same way over big ice. You keep all that bittersweet-orange character with none of the buzz.