We’re hosting an Oscars viewing party tonight and I’m making my version of Kit Anderson’s famous Bad Attitude chili. The recipe calls for some bourbon and as I didn’t have any at hand that I was willing to pour into a vat of chili I went out yesterday and came back with a liter bottle of Old Grand-Dad 80 Proof. Naturally, my thoughts turned to cocktails to be served with the chili and from there to the classic Boulevardier, which is basically a Negroni with bourbon/rye in place of the gin (though it apparently predates the more well-known Negroni). I’m still going to serve that but what I have here is a twist that I thought I’d improvised but which renowned killjoy, Jordan Devereaux told me on Twitter is something he was served at a bar in New York: basically, a Boulevardier with Bowmore 12 in place of bourbon/rye. Just because someone was already serving it doesn’t mean I didn’t invent it: just ask Christopher Columbus. I’m calling mine the Boulevardier of Broken Dreams.
Boulevardier of Broken Dreams.
1.5 oz Bowmore 12
1 oz Campari
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 Dash Orange Bitters
Stir with ice and strain into glass.
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Hope you liked the Old Grand Dad. I like the Bottled in Bond version better than the 80 proof version. It’s price is about to go up about 25%.
I’ll have to try your cocktail!
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I actually did. I haven’t spent a lot of time with it obviously (only having purchased it on Saturday) but it was much better than you’d expect at $15. It made decent Boulevardiers and Manhattans last night and was actually quite nice just on its own too (no off-notes)—I might even review it next month. I haven’t tried its more popular and stronger siblings yet.
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