Cherry Bourbon Boulevardier
Curiada Ingredients
Directions
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Add ice to mixing glass
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Pour all ingredients into mixing glass
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Stir well with bar spoon
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Strain into chilled cocktail glass
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Garnish with Luxardo Maraschino cherry
Cocktail Description
This isn't your grandfather's Boulevardier—unless your grandfather had impeccable taste and a penchant for cherry-kissed sophistication.
The Cherry Bourbon Boulevardier takes the classic Italian-American cocktail and amplifies its fruit-forward character with Heering Cherry Liqueur, creating a drink that balances bitter complexity with luscious dark cherry sweetness. Savage & Cooke's cask-finished bourbon brings robust vanilla and oak notes that play beautifully against the herbal bitterness of Martini & Rossi Rosso vermouth, while Angostura bitters tie everything together with their signature warm spice. The result tastes like a grown-up chocolate-covered cherry with whiskey undertones—rich, slightly bitter, and dangerously easy to sip. This is an ideal pre-dinner cocktail for cooler evenings, particularly when you want something substantial enough to stand up to conversation but refined enough to signal you're not messing around. Making it requires nothing more than proper stirring technique and a good chill on your glass, so it's accessible for home bartenders of any skill level. Pair this beauty with charcuterie featuring aged salami and sharp cheddar, or serve it alongside dark chocolate desserts and roasted duck—anything that can handle its bold, bittersweet personality.
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