CLASSIC · GIN

Tuxedo Cocktail

Name: Tuxedo Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 45 ml Dry Vermouth; 5 ml Maraschino Liqueur; 5 ml Absinthe; 2 dashes Orange Bitters; Cocktail Cherry; Lemon Twist

A refined Victorian-era classic that pairs equal parts dry gin and dry vermouth with a whisper of maraschino, absinthe, and orange bitters - the dressed-up martini that started it all.

Ingredients

Gin45 ml

Dry Vermouth45 ml

Maraschino Liqueur5 ml

Absinthe5 ml

Orange Bitters2 dashes

Cocktail Cherry

Lemon Twist

Glassware

Cocktail glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Anise · Juniper · Orange peel · Vanilla

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Combine the gin, dry vermouth, maraschino liqueur, absinthe, and orange bitters in a mixing glass.
2
Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir for 20–25 seconds until well chilled and properly diluted.
3
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4
Express a lemon twist over the surface and place it on the rim.
5
Drop a cocktail cherry into the glass and serve.

From the Bartender

The Tuxedo predates the dry martini and appears in O.H. Byron's 1884 'The Modern Bartender,' making it one of the earliest documented gin-and-vermouth cocktails. Use a quality Old Tom or Plymouth gin for a more period-accurate expression, as London Dry gins were less common in the recipe's heyday.

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