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Bamboo (with triple sec)

Name: Bamboo (with triple sec)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Fino sherry; 45 ml Dry vermouth; 7.5 ml Triple sec; 2 dash Orange bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (16)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
1 1/2 fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1/4 fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bamboo (with triple sec) contains 108 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
14.46% alc./vol. (28.93° proof)
14.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry, Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Bamboo Cocktail history

Review

For sophisticated dry palates - a touch of triple sec takes the dry edge off of fino sherry and dry vermouth.

Variations/similar cocktails

Bamboo Cocktail (Difford's 'classic' recipe) with 2 parts fino sherry to 2 parts split vermouths.
Bamboo Cocktail (Stuart's 1904 recipe) with 2 parts fino sherry to 1 sweet vermouth.
Bamboo Cocktail (Boothby's 1908 recipe) with equal parts dry vermouth and fino sherry, 2 dash orange bitters and 2 drops Angostura bitters.
Bamboo Cocktail (Savoy 1930 recipe) with 1½ parts fino sherry, ¾ vermouth and ¾ sweet vermouth.
Bamboo Cocktail (Joaquín Simó's recipe) with equal parts fino sherry and dry vermouth sweetened with a splash of sugar syrup.
Bamboo Cocktail (Difford's Perfect recipe) with 1½ parts fino sherry, 1 sweet vermouth and ¾ dry vermouth.
Bamboo Cocktail (with Palo Cortado Sherry) with 2 parts Palo Cortado sherry to 1 dry vermouth.

Comments & Discussion

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Mark 1 year ago

Quite floral with just the right amount of dryness. Used tio Pepe fino sherry, celery notes of which are still shining through brightly. I found the orange notes pairing exceptionally well with the grape juiciness that the wines provided.