Boulevard
Curiada Ingredients
Directions
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Chill martini glass
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Add all ingredients to mixing glass with ice
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Stir well until chilled
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Express oils from orange zest twist over drink and discard zest
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Strain into chilled martini glass
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Garnish with Luxardo Maraschino cherry
Cocktail Description
This sophisticated sipper takes the classic Manhattan blueprint and gives it a French accent, swapping sweet vermouth for dry and adding a luxurious orange liqueur that makes each sip feel like a celebration.
The Boulevard blends the rich, oak-aged character of Savage & Cooke's cask-finished bourbon with the refined complexity of Grand Marnier and bone-dry Noilly Prat vermouth, while Angostura orange bitters tie everything together with aromatic spice. The result tastes like a drier, more elegant cousin of the Manhattan, with pronounced citrus notes dancing alongside vanilla and caramel from the bourbon. It's surprisingly approachable to make—just a simple stir-and-strain operation that takes maybe three minutes—though you'll want to stir for a full 30 seconds to get the proper dilution and chill. This is the kind of drink you mix when you want to impress dinner guests before a nice meal, or when you're settling into a leather chair with a good book on a cool evening. The bright citrus and dry vermouth make it a natural partner for rich appetizers like duck pâté, aged cheeses, or charcuterie, while the bourbon backbone stands up beautifully to steak or roasted game. That discarded orange twist releases essential oils over the surface of the drink without adding garnish clutter, while the Luxardo cherry provides a sweet, sophisticated finish to your last sip.
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