# Boulevardier

> Boulevardier, the IBA official recipe: 45 ml bourbon or rye whiskey, 30 ml Campari and 30 ml sweet vermouth. Stirred and served up in a chilled cocktail glass, garnished with an orange zest, optionally a lemon zest.

A Negroni with bourbon or rye in place of gin: warmer, rounder, still bitter. Paris in the 1920s.

- IBA category: [IBA: The Unforgettables](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/unforgettables/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Whiskey cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/whiskey-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Stirred (stirred with ice in a mixing glass)
- Glass: Cocktail glass
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 21.9% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.9 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 105 ml (3½ oz) before ice, about 149 ml in the glass
- Taste: Bitter, Sweet, Spirit-forward

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 45 ml (1½ oz) [Bourbon or rye whiskey](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/bourbon/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Campari](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/campari/index.md)
- 30 ml (1 oz) [Sweet vermouth](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/sweet-vermouth/index.md)

## Method

1. Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes.
2. Stir well.
3. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

## Garnish

An orange zest, optionally a lemon zest.

## One ingredient away

Drinks on the list that differ from the Boulevardier by a single ingredient.

- [Americano](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/americano/index.md): soda water instead of bourbon
- [Manhattan](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/manhattan/index.md): Angostura bitters instead of Campari
- [Negroni](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/negroni/index.md): gin instead of bourbon

## If you like the Boulevardier

- [Remember the Maine](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/remember-the-maine/index.md): Rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur and absinthe
- [Vieux Carré](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/vieux-carre/index.md): Rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine and Peychaud’s bitters

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/boulevardier/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tToFmEpsTsE
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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