Name: Tuxedo No. 2 (Flora Bar's recipe)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2.5 ml Absinthe; 67.5 ml Gin; 15 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 4 dash Orange bitters

Tuxedo No. 2 (Flora Bar's recipe)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₁₂ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
2 ¹⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
4 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
RINSE glass with absinthe and discard excess.
STIR other ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Sweet white vermouth and generous maraschino liqueur mellow the usual Tuxedo bone dryness while also adding aroma and flavour.

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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. 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.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created 2017 at Flora Bar, Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, USA, originally using Plymouth Gin and Dolin Blanc vermouth.
See: Tuxedo cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Tuxedo No. 2 (Flora Bar's recipe) contains 199 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
29.11% alc./vol. (29.11° proof)
27.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Anna Thompson

4th February at 18:57

Delicious. A new favourite!

John CARR

24th October 2024 at 12:23

Lovely, delicate interplay of the aromatics and herbals. I accidentally left out the maraschino the first time, so it was fascinating to see how its sweetness and depth support the other ingredients to express themselves.
I knocked the whole back by a third due to the rather generous size of the serve!

Stuart Reeve

1st April 2024 at 18:26

Due to the gin bottle running dry, I made this with 50ml of gin and 25ml of dry vermouth and the result was an pleasantly surprising, lighter but still distinctly a Tuxedo No 2

Jon Sjoberg

16th January 2024 at 02:42

Made this per the recipe proportions with both Bombay dry and Old Tom (a bottle of Tanqueray Limited Edition I found hiding on the back shelf). Both were lovely, complex and herbal. I actually preferred the Old Tom version, to my taste it had more depth and mouthfeel without being overly sweet.

Calvin Grant

8th May 2023 at 03:45

Ooops, I added Angostura bitters, which resulted in a lovely golden orange drink not at all like the picture above. Added a dash of Angostura bitters and generous orange zest and it was excellent. Will try this again as written and then move on to Difford's Tuxedo recipe which includes Angostura.

Calvin Grant

8th May 2023 at 04:24

Ooops again. Above should read Added a dash of Angostura Orange bitters.

William Smith

24th July 2022 at 01:01

This drink's got potential, but even the little dash of absinthe I used was overpowering. I'll have to be more careful next time.

John Hinojos

28th April 2022 at 23:51

Wonderfully herbal with a hint of cherry. Great looking cocktail and very nice as an aperitif. Full of flavours and going on my favourites.

Nathan Anderson

11th April 2021 at 03:12

I love this drink! It’s not only perfectly balanced, but it’s absolutely gorgeous to look at.

Geoff B.

19th February 2021 at 05:03

The Difford review above is spot on: Bone dry with cherry aromatics are followed by sweetness and spice. A wonderful drink when looking for more complexity than a martini.

Peter Shaw

21st June at 06:19

Not sure why it has taken so long for me to try this, but I agree - and ideal if one finds oneself in the (unusual) situation of Bianco vermouth open, but no dry.

Paul Holdsworth

15th August 2022 at 15:19

I think you have it, Geoff. A dry martini can be a bit brutal and hairy chested (don't get me wrong, I do love a martini!) - this is every bit as intoxicating, but there's rather more going on - very nice indeed.

David M.

19th February 2021 at 05:01

A great gin-forward cocktail with a terrific collection of aromatics from the absinthe, maraschino, vermouth, and bitters. All in excellent balance.
Have not compared to other Tuxedo recipes, but this tastes delicious.

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