Tuxedo Affumicato
A smoky and dry mezcal cocktail ∙ Stir ∙ 3 min ∙ 28.5% ABV ∙
The Tuxedo Affumicato is a mezcal riff on the Tuxedo, stirred with aromatized wine and maraschino liqueur and misted with Strega.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Stir all ingredients with ice: Mezcal 40 mlAromatized wine 20 mlMaraschino liqueur 10 mlCreole-style bitters 1 dash
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with an orange twist and a mist of Strega liqueur sprayed from an atomizer over the drink
Tips
- One or two spritzes of Strega over the top are enough; you want its herbal scent on the surface, not mixed into the drink.
History
Tuxedo Affumicato was created in 2016 by bartender Riccardo Aletta, known as "Ricky D Wing," at Holy Birds bar in London. It reworks the Tuxedo Cocktail No. 2 with mezcal in place of gin, Lillet-style aromatized wine in place of dry vermouth and Creole-style bitters in place of orange bitters, and leaves out the absinthe; the name is Italian for "smoked." The drink is finished with Strega liqueur misted over the glass from an atomizer.
