| IBA official cocktail | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tuxedo_No._2_cocktail.jpg) Tuxedo No. 2 | |
| Type | Cocktail |
| Base spirit | |
| Served | Straight up: chilled, without ice |
| Standard garnish | cherry, lemon zest |
| Standard drinkware | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Cocktail_Glass_(Martini).svg) |
| IBA specified ingredients† |
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| Preparation | Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry and a twist of lemon zest. |
| Commonly served | All Day |
| † Tuxedo recipe at International Bartenders Association | |
The Tuxedo is an IBA Official Cocktail composed of gin, dry Vermouth, orange bitters, maraschino and Absinthe.[1]
Related to the martini, the Tuxedo has had many variations since its inception in the 1880s.[2] 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. [3]