The recipe
- 1½ ozBourbon or rye whiskey45 ml
- 1 ozCampari30 ml
- 1 ozSweet vermouth30 ml
How to make it
- 1Chill a coupe.
- 2Stir everything with ice.
- 3Strain into the coupe.
Garnish: Orange peel (or lemon).
The ratio
1½ : 1 : 1
In parts, a Boulevardier is 1½ whiskey, 1 Campari and 1 vermouth. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
More Negronis & Spritzes
- Americano — Campari and sweet vermouth with a splash of soda. Bitter, low in alcohol and made for early evening.
- Bitter Giuseppe — A Manhattan built on the artichoke amaro Cynar instead of whiskey, with sweet vermouth and a quarter ounce of lemon. Low in alcohol, big on bitter.
- Cardinale — Gin and dry vermouth with a measure of Campari: a dry, pale-red cousin of the Negroni.
- Enzoni — Gin shaken with muddled white grapes, lemon and a little Campari: a fruity, gently bitter sour served over a big cube.
- Garibaldi — Campari and fresh orange juice over ice. Bittersweet, juicy and light.
- Negroni Sbagliato — Campari and sweet vermouth with sparkling wine where the gin should be: the “mistaken” Negroni, lighter and fizzier.