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Canadian Tuxedo

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (33)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3⁄4 fl oz Gentian liqueur Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Avèze, Salers)
1⁄2 fl oz Amaro Montenegro
1 1⁄2 fl oz Canadian rye whisky
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of a fresh strawberry.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. Garnish with strawberry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Canadian Tuxedo contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 22.05% alc./vol. (44.09° proof)
  • 21.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2017 by Caledonia Wright at Veneto Lounge, Victoria, Canada.

¾ oz Suze
½ oz Amaro Abano
1½ oz Lot 40 Rye Whisky
½ oz fresh lemon juice

Original recipe, Caledonia Wright, 2017

Review

On the sour/dry side, this aperitif-style cocktail combines bittersweet amaro and gentian with Canadian rye whisky and citrus sourness.

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Comments & Discussion

Tim Cull
Definitely way too much suze. And probably too much lemon juice. But it conceptually has potential.
score: 0
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Intriguing. I didn't have a strawberry for the garnish but this drink seemed to be begging for one. Something about the bitter sour sharpness and subtle underlying fruitiness that's reminiscent of the astringency of a strawberry. (Also, made this with Sazerac Rye.) Excellent++♡
score: 0
Andy Prior Premium Member
One word describes this drink to my palate. Unbalanced.
score: 0
Kevin Krol
I thought it was well balanced, although I did not use a rye, per se, but a Canadian Blended (Rich & Rare) that came out of my late father's liquor cabinet, with a 1/tsp of simple syrup.
score: 1
Letti Penguin Premium Member
I love suze and montenegro together, and rye based recipes, but was a bit disappointed with this. The suze is a little over dominant (and I do like suze bitterness), pehaps the proportions need a tweak for my taste to uptne amaro and drop the suze
score: 1

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