Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finley with Julia Marshel — Drinks in the Library

Artist and author Julia Marshel is someone who sees the world through a lens of wonder and joy. From a young age, Julia discovered that if you look closely, the world reveals an infinite variety of amazing things. That same sense of discovery became a gift she and her wife, Claudia, shared with their three daughters, raising them to see and celebrate the beauty in nature. Her books How Many Will We Find? and My Friend the Maple Tree illustrate this love and her desire to pass it on to others.

Our drink this week is a Boulevardier, which I chose because of its beautiful red color. Interestingly enough, the red in Campari originally came from Carmine, which is one of the colors Julia talks about in the episode, yes - bug blood!

Boulevardier Recipe from Liquor.com

Ingredients

1 1/4 ounces bourbon (or rye)

1 ounce Campari

1 ounce sweet vermouth

Garnish: orange twist

Steps

Add bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

Garnish with an orange twist.

In this Episode

JuliaMarshel.com - Julia’s website