tuxedo

2/3 Plymouth Gin (2 oz Tanqueray Malacca)
1/3 Sherry (1 oz Tio Pepe Fino)
1 dash Orange Bitters (Angostura Orange)

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass; I garnished with Frank Caiafa's recommendation of a lemon twist.

After recently referencing the Tuxedo in the Superlative and Kilt & Jacket (although those were to Tuxedo #2) and remembering the article on the various Tuxedo variations in the most recent Chilled magazine, I decided upon the simple sherry for dry vermouth in a Martini one from The Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book in 1935. There it gave the history of "After a settlement on the Erie R.R. where many customers of the bar had country places." Punch elaborated with, "The drink's name refers to the Tuxedo Park, a sort of early experiment in country club living established in 1886 about 35 miles from Jersey City... [P]lenty of well-heeled New Yorkers [were] willing to call this sporting paradise home. Tuxedo Park was... the birthplace of the tail-less suit, called, yes, the tuxedo." Frank Caiafa in his 2016 The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book did not have much more history on it, but suggested either Fino or Amontillado for the sherry and recommended a lemon twist.The Tuxedo proffered lemon oil over savory sherry notes to the nose. Next, a crisp white wine sip sailed into elegant pine, almond, and orange flavors on the swallow.