1 ½ oz rye or bourbon
1 oz Campari
1 oz sweet vermouth
Orange peel
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice.
Stir well for 15-30 seconds and strain into a coupe.
On the rocks variation:
add all ingredients directly into a short glass and stir with ice for a cocktail on the rocks.
Garnish with an orange peel. Add a few dashes of Orange bitters if you feel like.
Background:
Old school cocktail, It was originally mentioned in 1927’s Barflies and Cocktails book. Supposedly invented in Paris. New Orleans has a variant, see the Boulevardier #2.