Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is one of the IBA Unforgettables: 3 ingredients, stirred in a mixing glass and served in a coupe. That makes 128 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodStirred in a mixing glass
GlassCoupe
In the glass128 ml
Strength25.4%
Ingredients
- 45 mlbourbon whiskey
- 30 mlCampari
- 30 mlsweet red vermouth
Method
- Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes.
- Stir well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish: Garnish with a orange zest, optionally a lemon zest.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Bitterness leads: 2.9 out of 10, carried by Campari. That makes it the 9th most bitter of 186.
- round → sour
- It tends round: 162nd of 186 for acidity, and what little acid there is comes from sweet red vermouth.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 25.4%: 24th of 186, stronger than 88% of the catalogue.
It is the longest of its group: 128 ml against the 103 of its nearest neighbour.
Five that come close
- NegroniBuilt on gin and with gin in place of bourbon whiskey.
- Hanky PankyWith less bitterness in it and built on gin.
- CardinaleWith less bitterness in it and built on gin.
- Rob RoySweeter and with less bitterness in it.
- Rabo de GaloSweeter and with less bitterness in it.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026