Shade Thrower Recipe
A softer, darker Boulevardier: bourbon with caramel-toned amaro and sweet vermouth, and only a small measure of Aperol for the bitter-orange edge.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 27%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Bourbon60 ml (2 oz)
- Amaro15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Sweet red vermouth15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Aperol7.5 ml (0.3 oz)
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until well chilled and diluted.
- Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.
- Express an orange twist over the drink and drop it in.
Garnish
Orange twist
The Story
A contemporary riff on the Boulevardier, the whiskey branch of the Negroni family, with the bitter split between a dark amaro and Aperol instead of Campari.
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