# Left Hand

Bourbon, Campari, and sweet vermouth gain dark cacao and spice from mole bitters in Sam Ross's late-2000s bridge between Boulevardier and Manhattan.

Strength: 31% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Bourbon](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/bourbon.md) — Use a full-flavoured bourbon.
- 22.5 ml [Campari](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/campari.md)
- 22.5 ml [Sweet vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sweet-vermouth.md) — Use a rich, full-flavoured vermouth and keep the opened bottle refrigerated.
- 2 dashes [Mole bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/mole-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Cocktail cherry — Use one good-quality brandied cherry.

## Method

1. Stir all ingredients with cubed ice until thoroughly chilled and diluted.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe.

## Related drinks

- [Boulevardier](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/boulevardier.md): A whiskey-driven bittersweet classic with Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Heart of Glass](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/heart-of-glass.md): Troy Sidle’s room-temperature Manhattan-scaffa measures its own dilution, saturates bourbon with Cynar and bitters, and turns a whiskey rinse into ritual.
- [Right Hand](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/right-hand.md): Aged rum takes bourbon's place beside Campari, sweet vermouth, and mole bitters in Michael McIlroy's warmer, orange-scented companion to the Left Hand.
- [Negroni](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/negroni.md): A gin-led union of Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Old Pal](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-pal.md): Equal rye, Campari, and dry vermouth make this modern Old Pal branch leaner and more austere than its Boulevardier cousin.
- [Little Italy](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/little-italy.md): A bittersweet Manhattan variation pairing rye and sweet vermouth with earthy, herbal Cynar.
- [Mezcal Negroni](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mezcal-negroni.md): A spirit-forward Negroni variation leading with smoky mezcal over Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Mezcal Rosita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mezcal-rosita.md): A smoky, bittersweet Rosita variation combining mezcal and Campari with both sweet and dry vermouth.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/left-hand
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/left-hand-18057e2f.webp
- Recipe source: https://vinepair.com/articles/left-hand-right-hand-cocktails/