3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on the 18th March: Tuxedo

The third cocktail of this evening is the Tuxedo.

This is another classic cocktail related to the martini; the Tuxedo has had many variations since its inception in the 1880s.

Tuxedo

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time2 mins

Related to the martini, the Tuxedo has had many variations since its inception in the 1880s.

 45 ml dry gin
 45 ml extra dry vermouth
 1 dash absinthe
 1 dash marachino liqueur
 3 dashes orange bitters
 1 maraschino cherry for garnish

1

Add ice to a mixing jug.

2

Add all ingredients to the mixing jug and stir for 30 seconds.

3

Strain into a cocktail glass.

4

Garnish with a maraschino cherry (optional)

The cocktail is named after the Tuxedo Club in Orange County, New York where it was first mixed. Tuxedo Park, the planned community where the club was built, is itself a derivation of the Lenape word tucseto. The form of menswear by the same name originated at the same country club around the same time.

[cocktail-ingredients]

Ingredients

 45 ml dry gin
 45 ml extra dry vermouth
 1 dash absinthe
 1 dash marachino liqueur
 3 dashes orange bitters
 1 maraschino cherry for garnish

Directions

1

Add ice to a mixing jug.

2

Add all ingredients to the mixing jug and stir for 30 seconds.

3

Strain into a cocktail glass.

4

Garnish with a maraschino cherry (optional)

Tuxedo

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