Tuxedo No. 2

The Tuxedo, which drew its name, according to bar lore, from the same place as the evening suit—Tuxedo Park, enclave of the elite in upstate New York—is a confusing character. There are actually two Tuxedo cocktails running around, and have been since the early twentieth century. One, generally believed to be the original, contains gin, sherry, and orange bitters, and is bone dry. The other, typically referred to as Tuxedo No. 2, mixes gin, maraschino liqueur, vermouth, and absinthe, and is lightly luscious. Both are good, but No. 2 is perhaps more common. This version comes from Flora Bar, in New York, which does a great job with the drink.

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Martini Cocktail Cocktail Party Gin

absinthe rinse
2 1â„4 ounces plymouth gin
1â„2 ounce dolin dry vermouth
1â„4 ounce maraschino liqueur
4 dashes orange bitters
orange twist and cherry

Preparation Rinse a chilled cocktail glass with absinthe and discard the excess liquid. Combine the remaining liquid ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into the waiting cocktail glass. Garnish with the orange twist and cherry. Excerpted from The Martini Cocktail: A Meditation on the World's Greatest Drink, with Recipes Â© 2019 by Robert Simonson. Photography by Lizzie Munro. Reproduced by permission of Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. All rights reserved. Buy the full book from Amazon.

Tuxedo No. 2

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