Garnish:
Lemon zest twist & Luxardo Maraschino cherry
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1 dash | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe (omit for Cocktails Made Easy) |
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Review:
A Fifty-Fifty Martini with added flavour and aroma thanks to the addition of a trio of bitters, liquor and liqueur.
Variant:
Tuxedo "Original" - equal parts (1½oz/45ml) old tom gin and (1½oz/45ml) dry vermouth with 2 dashes maraschino; 1 dash absinthe; 2 or 3 dashes of orange bitters.
Tuxedo No. 1 (Savoy & Duffy's recipe) - equal parts dry gin and dry vermouth with lemon peel 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.
History:
Adapted from recipes in The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930) by Harry Craddock, The Official Mixer's Manual (1934 & 1940) by Patrick Gavin Duffy.
Also see: Tuxedo cocktail history
Nutrition:
One serving of Tuxedo Cocktail No.2 (Savoy & Duffy's recipe) contains 155 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 25.19% alc./vol. (50.38° proof)
- 23 grams of pure alcohol
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