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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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.