boulevard des reves

1 1/2 oz George T. Stagg Bourbon (Old Grand-Dad 114°)
1 oz Sweet Vermouth (Cocchi)
1 oz Campari

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, float 1/4 oz Smith & Cross rum, and garnish wtih a lemon twist.Two Sundays ago, I spotted an intriguing mashup on Kindred Cocktails called the Boulevard des Rêves that was sourced from the Looka Blog. The recipe began in 2011 when Chris Day then of Honeycut in Los Angeles and blogger Chuck Taggart were chatting online, and they schemed up a Boulevardier and Kingston Negroni cross that utilized overproof spirits. It ended up being named with the modifier "des Rêves" meaning "of dreams" since this cocktail would surely lead to naptime. Not willing to sacrifice any of my precious Stagg on this recipe, I took the suggestion on Kindred Cocktails of Old Grand-Dad 114°. Here, the drink greeted the senses with a lemon, caramel, and rum funk aroma. Next, a grape-driven sip was followed by Bourbon and bitter orange flavors on the swallow with hints of rum funk on the finish.