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Combine the gin, dry vermouth, maraschino liqueur, absinthe, and orange bitters in a mixing glass.
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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.
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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