Buffalo Trace, Campari & Cocchi Boulevardier

At a glance

Buffalo Trace and Campari, with Cocchi taking the full vermouth measure.

Ingredients

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Make it

Ratio1.5:1:1

Method
Stir with ice, then strain over fresh ice.
Ice
One large fresh cube.
Glass
Rocks glass.
Garnish
Orange peel.

Temperature and dilution

Serve very cold and properly diluted.

What does properly diluted mean?

Proper dilution means enough water from melting ice to soften the alcohol without making the drink taste thin. Stir with ice and taste as you go: the drink should be cold, with less alcohol burn and plenty of flavour. Timing varies with your ice.

Taste

Bitterness
Gentle
Bitter
Sweetness
Dry
Sweet
Body
Light
Full
Herbal character
Clean
Herbal
Strength feel
Softer
Stronger

Keep Buffalo Trace and Campari, and change the vermouth: this gives you a way to see what Cocchi brings to a Boulevardier. Its maker describes rich wine character with cocoa and citrus associations, a different aromatic direction from Antica’s vanilla. Both wines get the same measure in their respective mixes. You are choosing another wine partner for the bourbon, rather than reducing the vermouth. A whiskey drink can be quite particular about its wine.

Compare

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Buffalo Trace, Campari & Carpano Antica

Let Antica join the bourbon

For Antica’s vanilla character with the same Buffalo Trace and Campari, keeping all three measures.

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