Canadian Tuxedo

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (27 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
34 oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
12 oz Amaro Montenegro
1 12 oz Canadian rye whisky
12 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of a fresh strawberry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. Garnish with strawberry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 9/10

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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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2017 by Caledonia Wright at Veneto Lounge, Victoria, Canada. Caledonia’s original recipe calls for: ¾oz Suze, ½oz Amaro Abano, 1½oz Lot 40 Rye and ½oz fresh lemon juice.

Nutrition:

One serving of Canadian Tuxedo contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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27th April at 22:49
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.
letti pearce’s Avatar letti pearce
1st October 2023 at 17:19
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