Cooking Lesson #1187: Le Boulevardier

…from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? The Boulevardier is a complex and well-balanced cocktail, with a rich and bold taste. It has a bitter-sweet profile, with the bitterness of Campari complementing the sweetness of the vermouth. The whiskey adds warmth and depth, making it a perfect drink for sipping.
 
The Boulevardier cocktail is a classic cocktail that dates back to the 1920s. It was created by Erskine Gwynne, an American writer who founded the Paris-based magazine, Boulevardier.
 
The Boulevardier is a variation of the classic Negroni, substituting bourbon for gin. It is a favorite among whiskey lovers and those who appreciate a well-balanced, bitter-sweet cocktail.
 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yield:  1 cocktail
 
Ingredients 
1-1/2 ounces American Whiskey
1 ounce Campari
1 ounce sweet vermouth
1 large orange or lemon peel
 
Directions

1. Read the recipe all the way through before starting. Measure all ingredients and have at your side.
2. Fill a mixing glass with ice.
3. Add the Whiskey, Campari and Sweet Vermouth.
4. Stir well until chilled.
5. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over a large ice cube.
6. Garnish with an orange or lemon peel, expressing the oils over the drink and placing it on top

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ChefSecret:  Use a large ice cube in the rocks glass to slow down the dilution of the drink. Express the oils from the citrus peel over the drink to enhance the aroma and flavor.
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Quip of the Day:
A gorilla walks into a bar and orders a martini. This totally amazes the bartender, but he thinks, "What the heck, I guess I might as well make the drink." So he mixes the martini. He then walks back over to give it to the gorilla, and the animal is holding out a twenty-dollar bill. Well, now the bartender is just at a loss for words. He can't believe that a gorilla walked into his bar, ordered a martini, and then actually had a twenty-dollar bill to pay for it.
 
So, in amazement, he takes the twenty and walks to the cash register to make the change. While he's standing in front of the cash register he stops for a second and thinks to himself, "Let me try something here and see if the gorilla notices anything."
 
So, he walks back over to the gorilla and hands him a dollar change. The gorilla doesn't say anything, he just sits there sipping the martini. After a few minutes the bartender just can't take it anymore.
 
"You know," he says to the gorilla, "we don't get too many gorillas in here."
And the gorilla says, "At nineteen dollars a drink I'm not surprised."
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