Boulevardier cocktail in a coupe, garnished with orange peel

Boulevardier recipe

Name: Boulevardier
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: IBA official cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml (1½ oz) Bourbon; 30 ml (1 oz) Campari; 30 ml (1 oz) Sweet vermouth

IBA officialStirredCoupeNo ice25% ABV230 kcal

The Boulevardier is a stirred whiskey cocktail, made with bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth, served in a coupe. It is bitter. It is an official IBA cocktail, in The Unforgettables.

Strength: about 25% ABV in the glass, roughly 26 g of alcohol and about 230 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Created in Paris in the 1920s for Erskine Gwynne, an American who published a magazine called Boulevardier. A Negroni with whiskey.

Boulevardier ingredients

Bourbon	45 ml (1½ oz)
Campari	30 ml (1 oz)
Sweet vermouth	30 ml (1 oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Boulevardier

Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish with an orange peel.

Glass: Coupe
Ice: None, served up
Garnish: Orange peel

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Boulevardier: quick answers

How strong is a Boulevardier?: About 25% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 26 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Boulevardier?: About 230 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Boulevardier served in?: A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Boulevardier have?: 3 in total: bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth. Simple enough to make at home.