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Mixing glass
A heavy glass for stirring drinks that have no citrus.
What it does
The Boulevardier is the stirred drink on this site. There is no citrus and no egg in a spirit-forward drink, so nothing needs the air a shake adds.
Stirring with ice chills and dilutes the drink. Our free guide is clear that the stir still matters: “flavour intensity is not a substitute for dilution.” A mixing glass lets you watch the process instead of guessing at it. Stir for the time the recipe gives, then taste.
How to use it
Stir a Boulevardier
- Measure the whisky, Campari and vermouth into the glass with a jigger.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Stir with a bar spoon for 20 to 30 seconds.
- Set a Hawthorne strainer on top and strain over one large cube in a rocks glass.
What to look for
- A heavy base so it does not walk while you stir
- A seamless interior, so the spoon does not catch
- 500 ml (about 17 oz) or larger, so there is room for the ice and the stir
- A spout that pours cleanly
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