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Tuxedo (Difford's recipe)
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 1/2 fl oz | Hayman's Old Tom Gin |
| 2/3 fl oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 1/2 fl oz | Strucchi Bianco Vermouth |
| 1/3 fl oz | Lustau Manzanilla Papirusa Sherry |
| 1/24 fl oz | Luxardo Maraschino liqueur |
| 1 dash | La Fée Parisienne absinthe |
| 1 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in a Coupe glass
Method
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Tuxedo (Difford's recipe) contains 151 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 23.04% alc./vol. (46.07° proof)
- 21.3 grams of pure alcohol
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Dry vermouth, Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth, Manzanilla sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
History
A riff on the classic Tuxedo Cocktail created September 2018 by yours truly.
See: Tuxedo cocktail history
Review
Inspired by the numerous other Tuxedo recipes, this combines the best of them with a faint hint of sweetness (from the bianco vermouth and old tom gin) to balance dry sherry and dashes of absinthe and bitters.
Variations/similar cocktails
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.
Flora Bar's Tuxedo No.2 - in an absinthe-rinsed glass with dry gin, bianco vermouth, maraschino liqueur and orange bitters.
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