A Toast to December

If you want to feel very cosmopolitan (but don’t want a Cosmopolitan), try a Boulevardier – especially if you’re tired of Negronis. The cocktail – pronounced “boo-luh-var-dyay” – dates back to Paris and the 1920s. Its festive color makes the Boulevardier the perfect cocktail for the holiday season (please do note how artfully Andy has found greenery to accompany the red in the drink!) 🙂

Boulevardier Cocktail

Servings: 2
Time: 5 minutes
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For a slightly-less sweet drink, add a touch more bourbon or reduce the amount of Campari a bit.

Ingredients

2 1/2 oz bourbon
1 1/2 oz campari
2 oz sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica Formula is wonderful – and pricey – but it’s versatile; try it as an aperitif or in your Negroni)
a cherry (don’t use old-fashioned maraschinos. Yuck. Instead, use something like Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherries)

Add all the ingredients to an ice-filled mixing glass, stir well, and strain into a chilled cocktail glasses; drop in the cherry. Or serve it over the rocks – 1 big ice cube is best – in old-fashioned glasses.

Recipe brought to you by BigLittleMeals.com and Andy and Ann