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Daily Archives: April 21, 2018

Tuxedo Cocktail

How about a Saturday evening cocktail to ease into the binge watching one of your favorite shows?  The Tuxedo Cocktail is what Jerry Thomas would call a ‘fancy martini’ – and this tipple seems to have as many variations as the previously posted sibling concoction – the Trilby. First up is the basic Tuxedo Cocktail – gin, sherry, and orange bitters. According to Punch, this cocktail was created during the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries at the Waldorf Astoria Bar and was named after Tuxedo Park – an experiment in exclusive country club style living. Tuxedo Park was established in 1886 outside of Jersey City as a respite for wealthy New Yorkers seeking to live outside the city in comfort and…