sweet vermouth

Some drinks are meant to be made and consumed immediately, others benefit from aging. The Boulevardier — a wintertime <a href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020312-classic-negroni">Negroni</a> that substitutes bourbon for gin — swings both ways. Give this blend of bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth time to mesh in a tightly sealed bottle in the fridge and the drink’s texture skews softer and more velvety. This batch recipe is lightly diluted, enough to enjoy the drink up, without ice, but not so much that it can’t be enjoyed over ice. One rule to follow: If you’re letting the batch sit for more than two weeks, leave the water out and add it the day you’re serving. Otherwise, marry it all, let it sit and drink as desired — or needed.

Batched Boulevardier

bourbon or rye whiskey

Campari

filtered water (or up to to 4 1/2 ounces water, if you prefer a more diluted drink)

Orange peels,

Combine the bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth and water in a spouted measuring cup or pitcher, or a medium bowl. Pour the cocktail blend, using a funnel if needed, into a 750-milliliter bottle; seal and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 2 weeks.

To serve, pour 4 ounces Boulevardier into a lowball or coupe glass. Holding an orange peel by its long edges, skin facing down into the glass, pinch the peel to release the citrus oils, then add it to the glass and serve.

This is as easy at it sounds — almost effortless, really. Just be sure to use a vermouth you really love (I’m a fan of dark, robust, earthy Spanish ones) and keep the bottle in the fridge.

Vermouth Spritz

soda water

Wedge of citrus or olives, for garnish (optional)

Fill a highball or large wine glass with ice. Add the vermouth and top up with the soda water. Garnish, if desired, with a fat wedge of lemon or orange or grapefruit, and/or a nice olive or two. Want something stronger? Add a slug of gin.

There are some who adhere to dry-martini dogma when making a manhattan, thinking the drink improves with less vermouth. But the classic, best and most flavorful ratio for this drink remains two to one. Whether you use bourbon or rye is entirely a matter of taste. Bourbon will get you a slightly sweeter, more mellow drink; rye a drier, spicier one. Both versions can be excellent. Use homemade cocktail cherries if possible, or a quality brand like Luxardo. Eschew the common neon-red orbs found in supermarkets. They are cherries the way that stuff movies theaters put on popcorn is butter.

Manhattan

rye or bourbon

Angostura bitters

Cocktail cherry,

Stir ingredients over ice until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with cherry.

There are some who adhere to dry-martini dogma when making a Manhattan, thinking the drink improves with less vermouth. But the classic, best and most flavorful ratio for this drink remains two to one.

Create the perfect Negroni with this step-by-step guide. Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Stir. Garnish with an orange zest. Gin, Campari, Sweet Vermouth

Negroni

Sweet Vermouth

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How to make a Negroni

Make a classic boulevardier cocktail if you're a fan of negronis. It's similar, but made with bourbon instead of gin for a more harmonious blend

Boulevardier

bourbon

orange peel twist,

Pour the bourbon, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass, jug or cocktail shaker. Add a large handful of ice, and stir until the outside of the glass feels very cold.

Strain the cocktail into an ice-filled tumbler, and garnish with a twist of orange peel.

A classic gin cocktail using sweet and dry vermouth

The Perfect Negroni

dry vermouth

orange (or lemon) twists (I didn't have orange but that would be my choice.)

Combine all the ingredients in a measuring glass or divide the ingredients between two glasses.

Fill two double old-fashioned glasses with ice, preferably one large cube.

Pour  the cocktail over the ice in each glass and garnish with a twist.

Alternately, fill the measuring glass with ice, stir till chilled and pour divide between two coups and garnish with a twist.

This bittersweet cocktail has received a surge in attention recently, with its balance and heft. Try the traditional Negroni now!

Standard Negroni

The Negroni’s no-nonsense 1:1:1 proportions make it one of the easiest classics to prepare — even for a crowd.

Rosie Schaap’s Negroni

London Dry-style gin

Orange twist,

Fill a mixing glass with ice and add gin, Campari and sweet vermouth. Stir well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

How to make a Negroni, one of the easiest classic drinks to prepare — even for a crowd.

Cynar is a low-proof, bittersweet amaro derived from artichokes, among many other ingredients. Italians typically drink it over ice with a slice of orange. But it has found a home in many cocktails thanks to adventurous American mixologists who not only treat it as a supporting player, but also sometimes as the foundation of a drink. Such is the case with the Bitter Giuseppe, a creation of the Chicago bartender Stephen Cole. The cocktail calls for a full two ounces of Cynar. Though audacious in concept, the drink is easy to understand if you think of it as a Cynar manhattan. The lemon juice, lemon twist and extra bitters do much to lighten up the mixture, which is brighter and more buoyant than you might expect. A great aperitivo cocktail.

Bitter Giuseppe

Cynar

Carpano Antica Formula sweet vermouth

lemon juice,

orange bitters,

Combine liquid ingredients in a mixing glass three-quarters filled with ice. Stir until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over large ice cube. Garnish with twist.

A gin and sweet vermouth cocktail seasoned with a bitter amaro

The Hanky Panky

tsp Fernet-Branca

orange twist

Combine the fluids in a mixing glass, add ice and still until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coup and garnish with an orange peel.

Winner of the UK Drambuie Cocktail Competition 2010, created by Adam Elmegirab's. In his cocktail the bitter used was one of his own creation entitled Dr Adam Elmegirab's Boker's Bitters.

cl Whisky

cl Drambuie

Angostura Bitter

2.5 cl Sweet Vermouth

Add all the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice.

Strain

Stir for 10-15 secs and strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve.

To make the perfect classic negroni cocktail all you need is balance: use equal parts gin, vermouth and Campari, and choose the best products you have in reach

Classic negroni

orange

Pour the gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass or jug with ice. Stir well until the outside of the glass feels cold.

Strain into a tumbler and add 1 large ice sphere or some fresh ice, and garnish with an orange slice, using a blood orange when in season.

Add all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until the outside of the shaker becomes frosted then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange wheel and serve.

San Martin

½ oz Gin

½ oz Sweet Vermouth

½ oz Yellow Chartreuse

Add all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.

Shake until the outside of the shaker becomes frosted then strain into a chilled martini glass.

Garnish

This simple cocktail, basically a Negroni made with whiskey instead of gin, dates back to the late 1920s, but has recently enjoyed a comeback in bars across the country. It even inspired the name of the Dallas restaurant that supplied this recipe.

bourbon, preferably Maker’s Mark

sweet vermouth, preferably Dolin Rouge

orange peel,

Chill a cocktail glass by filling with ice or putting in freezer for about 5 minutes.

Pour the liquid ingredients into a mixing glass. Fill mixing glass 2/3 full of ice and stir until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with orange twist.

Combine chocolatey, mocha flavor notes from Foro amaro with Michter’s rye and sit back for a smooth and velvety ride. The combination of Michter’s rye, smooth, yet complex, and Foro amaro are a magical match. Add a little bit of sassafras and sorghum and chocolate bitters and you’re done.

Best Black Manhattan

oz Michter’s rye

oz Foro amaro

Sorghum and Sassafras bitters

chocolate bitters

orange peel and star anise

Combine rye, amaro and bitters in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir until well chilled and diluted. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with expressed orange peel and a whole star anise. Try to sip slowly.

For this Classic Bourbon Manhattan Recipe, we’re sticking to the basics, quality bourbon, excellent vermouth and a few dashes and drops of bitters to tie everything together. It’s effortlessly sippable as a bourbon- (or whiskey-) lover’s cocktail.

Classic Manhattan Recipe

oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino (sweet vermouth)

Bohemian Bitters (aromatic bitters)

cherry bitters

orange bitters

Combine vermouth, bourbon and bitters in a mixing glass and fill with ice.

Stir until well-chilled and strain into a chilled coupe.

Express the oils from an orange peel over the cocktail and garnish with the peel. Add a cherry if you like.

Dear Jane

oz Gin

oz Campari

.75 oz Sweet Vermouth

.25 oz Elderflower Liqueur (St. Germain)

Lemon Twist

Rocks Glass

Add ingredients to Glass

Add large Ice Cube

Stir until chilled

Express oil from Lemon Peel and garnish

Want to make a FANTASTIC boulevardier cocktail? This is the recipe you want.

The Best Boulevardier Cocktail Recipe

Bourbon (I use Buffalo Trace)

.75 oz Sweet Vermouth (I use Carpano Antica)

.75 oz Campari

Dashes Xocolatl Mole Bitters

Combine all drinks in a mixing glass

Stir over ice for 30 seconds

Strain into a chilled coupe glass

(You can also strain over a big cube in a rocks glass if you prefer)

Enjoy this delicious and sweet Chocolate Manhattan with bourbon, creme de cacao and chocolate bitters as an easy after-dinner cocktail.

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