No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Tuxedo Cocktail Original
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Hayman's Old Tom Gin |
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1 dash | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
| 1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered lemon zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Garnish with skewered lemon zest twist and maraschino cherry.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Tuxedo Cocktail Original contains 149 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 23.57% alc./vol. (47.13° proof)
- 21.7 grams of pure alcohol
History
Based on the earliest Tuxedo recipe I'm aware of in Harry Johnson's Bartenders Manual (1900 and later editions). The same recipe, bar the odd dash of bitters, also appears in Jack's Bar Manual by Jacob Abraham Grohusko (1910), Hoffman House Bartender's Guide by Charles Mahoney (1912) and Barflies & Cocktails by Harry MacElhone (1927).
All four of the revered bartenders stipulate equal parts old tom (sweet) gin and French (dry) vermouth with one dash each of maraschino and absinthe, but Grohusko's recipe adds 3 dashes Angostura Bitters; while MacElhone, Mahoney & Johnson call for orange bitters in place of the Angostura.
Also see: Tuxedo cocktail history
Review
I've tried this recipe with 2 to 3 dashes of Angostura and also orange bitters, but I prefer it with 2 dashes of both aromatic (Angostura) and orange bitters, so honouring Johnson, MacElhone, Mahoney and Grohusko. The result is a very aromatic semi-Dry Martini.
Variations/similar cocktails
Tuxedo No. 1 (Savoy & Duffy's recipe) - equal parts dry gin and dry vermouth with lemon peel and absinthe.
Tuxedo No. 2 (Savoy & Duffy's recipe) - equal parts dry gin and dry vermouth with maraschino, orange bitters and absinthe.
Tuxedo No. 3 (Lowe & Straub's recipe) - two-thirds dry gin to one-third dry vermouth with sherry, maraschino, absinthe and aromatic bitters.
Tuxedo No.4 (AKA Tussetto) - two-thirds dry gin to one-third dry sherry with orange bitters.
Tuxedo (Difford's recipe) - as per the "Original" but with dry sherry and some balancing sweetness by splitting dry and bianco vermouths.
Flora Bar's Tuxedo No.2 - in an absinthe-rinsed glass with dry gin, bianco vermouth, maraschino liqueur and orange bitters.
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