Tuxedo Cocktail No.1 (Savoy & Duffy's recipe)

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1	twist	Lemon peel
1½	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
1½	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
2	dash	La Fée Parisienne Absinthe Superieure

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How to make:

Express lemon zest twist into stirring glass. Add other ingredients, STIR with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry

Comment:

Bone dry with faint anise and liquorice notes from the absinthe.

About:

Adapted from recipes in The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) by Harry Craddock, The Official Mixer’s Manual (1934 & 1940) by Patrick Gavin Duffy.

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