The Tuxedo Cocktail

The Tuxedo Cocktail can be considered a close relative of the Martini cocktails should be considered. It could also be considered the brother of the Martinez cocktail. All three cocktails have the use of gin and vermouth in common. The only differences lie in the use of a few drops of bitters here and a few centilitres of liqueur there. It is difficult to say when one of the three drinks gave rise to the other; whether this relationship exists at all or whether the drinks are simply very similar without any connection.

The Tuxedo Cocktail goes back to the Tuxedo Club in the state of New York. It was founded in 1886 by Pierre Lorillard IV. The Tuxedo cocktail was something like the club's signature drink. Harry Johnson published it in 1900 in his work Bartender's Manuel. Since then, the cocktail has undergone several transformations. Johnson mixed the Tuxedo Cocktail with Old Tom Ginmaraschino and absinthe. Over the years, other recipes with sherry have appeared. However, the original approach to such a typical cocktail has prevailed to this day. The Tuxedo cocktail is a classic cocktail in the true sense of the word: a bittered sling - which is refined with liqueurs and absinthe.

Tuxedo cocktail recipe

5 cl Old Tom Gin

4 cl dry vermouth

1 - 2 dashes of maraschino

2 - 3 dashes orange bitters

1 dash of absinthe

Stir all the ingredients until cold, pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon zest.