Bamboo (Savoy's 1930 recipe)

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1½	fl oz	Fino sherry
¾	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
¾	fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Toasted almonds

Comment:

The combination of vermouth and fino makes for a fabulously complex cocktail.

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Adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

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