A Boulevardier is really a compelling beverage

[heckacali]

If you like a Boulevardier, try a Paper (Air)plane, it's one of my faves.

Ingredients
3/4 ounce bourbon
3/4 ounce Aperol
3/4 ounce Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice


A good bar will have the Amaro Nonino required, but it is not common in home bar's stock and sort of pricey ($50ish/ bottle here locally)

[::: :::]

We can’t seem to keep enough sweet vermouth in this house
Negroni, Boulevardier, Manhattan...
I really like an Americano too

But we haven’t been too fancy with it...Noilly Prat has been the regular of recent

[schuss]

Those look tasty,but it would mean allowing vermouth in the house, which is a bridge I'm not sure I'm ready to cross

[cravenmorhead]

Also, keep your vermouth in the fridge.

https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/07/...ebottling.html

[oftpiste]

Hope oftpiste joins this thread because he made me a solid one in a past life and when this craziness is over I’d like another.

I've got you any time M. Would be fab to see you and hoist a glass.

Ah, the boulevardier...... yum.

As with most cocktails containing sweet vermouth my recipe has evolved to something resembling 3:2:1 (or less) Rye, Campari, Vermouth.

Thing #2 and I have been experimenting with replacing the Campari in many different drinks with other (cheap) digestifs like Montenegro, Bruto, Torani Amer etc. with some success. We have decided we like them all more booze-forward.

The Agavoni (sub mezcal or tequila for gin) is another fave here.

My daily driver for many years has been what I call a "no-groni" which is gin with a light splash of Campari. This was introduced to me by an Italian gentleman in a bar across the street from the Duomo in Firenze. I ordered a Campari and soda and he waived me off and bought me a drink. Never looked back.

[TBS]

Sitting on the back porch, 85* with light clouds & no wind, breaking my boulevardier cherry.
Bulleit
Campari
Sweet vermouth
1/1/1
Splash of citroenage in lieu of an orange slice.
Refreshing. A nice finish to a bowl of purple panty dropper and a slice of watermelon.
Gotta try it w/out vermouth...and more ice...

[nickwm21]

Boulevardier is the in vogue cocktail of 2020.

Like Aperol Spritz was of 2019
And the disgusting Rose-Froze of 2018
And the (old-old) Old Fashioned in 2017
And the Moscow Mule in 2016

I am always a year ahead of this shit.

Expect big things from Fernet in 2021. Mark my words.


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[DeepHelmet]

I made one the other day, but I didn’t have any sweet vermouth so I used Fernet Branco. Very herby. But I thought it turned out great. I go 2:1:1 as well.

[thefortrees]

Tried some Ransom sweet vermouth for my Manhattans instead of the typical Carpano. Probably the new go-to considering the bottle size, price, and local origin.

Campari, eh? Sounds pretty fruity, but if you say it's good, I'll have to get some.

Trust me mattig, it's not fruity enough for you, but what is?

[mattig]

Trust me mattig, it's not fruity enough for you, but what is?

I've come to find joy in the searching since the finding looks unlikely.

[oftpiste]

Just 'cuz Campari is red doesn't mean fruity. Unless you're making an inappriarate anti-LBGTQ reference. Which I hope is not the case.

[PB]

^^^ This. Both Campari and Aperol have a back bite that can be annoying at times.

[Talisman]

^^^ This. Both Campari and Aperol have a back bite that can be annoying at times.

Try substituting Cynar instead of Campari or Aperol. Cynar comes in two varieties Cynar and Cynar 70.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Try substituting Cynar instead of Campari or Aperol. Cynar comes in two varieties Cynar and Cynar 70.

Nothing says delicious like artichoke liquor.


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[oftpiste]

^^^ This. Both Campari and Aperol have a back bite that can be annoying at times.

I leave Aperol alone because it doesn't have the bit that I love from Campari. Most folks either love it or hate it.

[oftpiste]

Try substituting Cynar instead of Campari or Aperol. Cynar comes in two varieties Cynar and Cynar 70.

Or Montenegro or Bruto or Torani Amer or ChinaChina or..... (insert endless list of wonderful possibilities here)

[Buster Highmen]

Zirbenz has been defiling the purity of my g&ts lately.

[::: :::]

Campari. Most folks either love it or hate it.

This

[schindlerpiste]

Sipping a great bourbon is like receiving a sweet goodnight kiss from a hot babe. Sipping a classic rye is like that sweet hot chick spanking you.
Both excellent. Who knew that a few grains of corn could make so much of a difference

[mattig]

Just 'cuz Campari is red doesn't mean fruity. Unless you're making an inappriarate anti-LBGTQ reference. Which I hope is not the case.

Totally the case, but nothing anti about it. I accept your lifestyle. And I intend to try it (the campari part, that is).

[PB]

Sipping a great bourbon is like receiving a sweet goodnight kiss from a hot babe. Sipping a classic rye is like that sweet hot chick spanking you.
Both excellent. Who knew that a few grains of corn could make so much of a difference

But the spanking is the beginning, not the goodnight/farewell, right? Right? RIGHT???!?!?!?

[PB]

So it's settled then, right? The Italian liqueurs described above all need the sweetening of bourbon/rye to balance things out? And a little actual fruit e.g. orange slice, luxardo/bada-bing cherrie doesn't hurt either?

[::: :::]

I think of it as balance
The bitter is every bit as appealing as the sweet

[oftpiste]

Liquorama order arrived yesterday with a couple of new goodies to play with. Byrrh and Zwack. Anyone with any experience?

First mix was the "Auld Draper": gin, Byrrh, orange bitters.

[oftpiste]

Your acceptance is very important to me. Thank you. You still sound homophobic. Hope you enjoy the Campari.

Totally the case, but nothing anti about it. I accept your lifestyle. And I intend to try it (the campari part, that is).