The Tuxedo is an
IBA Official Cocktail composed of
gin
Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its flavour from juniper berries (''Juniperus communis'').
Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe, particularly in southern Italy, Flanders and the Ne ...
, dry
Vermouth,
orange bitters,
maraschino and
Absinthe
Absinthe (, ) is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of ''Artemisia absinthium'' ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Historical ...
.
Related to the martini, the Tuxedo has had many variations since its inception in the 1880s. 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
The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...
word ''tucseto''. The form of menswear by the same name originated at the same country club around the same time.
See also
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List of cocktails
A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishments. Sweetened liqueurs, w ...
References
{{IBACocktails
Cocktails with gin
Cocktails with absinthe