High West The Barreled Boulevardier 750mL

High West The Barreled Boulevardier 36% 750mL

High West, Utah’s first distillery since prohibition, offers an approachable alternative to end pre-mixed cocktails. The High West Barreled Boulevardier is a bottled cocktail that takes mixing out of the equation. They take some of their prize-winning six-year-old bourbon and add Vya sweet vermouth (which is hand-infused with more than 17 herbs and spices) and Gran Classico, the famed bitter amero from Switzerland. Then they age it in American oak bourbon barrels for 120 days before bottling. The end result is complex and compelling. Pour over ice or stir on ice and strain into cocktail glass with orange or lemon garnish. It’s also pretty good served neat.

What's in the name?

Erskine Gwynne, the creator of the Boulevardier Cocktail, moved to Paris and began The Boulevardier, a monthly magazine patterned after The New Yorker, catering to the upper-class expatriate. Its contributors included such luminaries as Joyce, Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and Sinclair Lewis. Literally speaking, a Boulevardier was a wealthy and fashionable man who had knowledge of advanced cultural pursuits and frequented Parisian boulevards, New York City, and possibly Park Avenue (Park City!). [caption id="attachment_11204" align="alignnone" width="300"] High West The Barreled Boulevardier Label[/caption]