Garnish:
Toasted almonds
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Fino sherry |
3/4 fl oz | Dry vermouth |
3/4 fl oz | Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth |
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Review:
The simplest, one of the best and dryest renditions of the Bamboo cocktail. It may be simple but the combination of vermouth and fino makes for a fabulously complex cocktail.
Variant:
Bamboo cocktail (Difford's 'Perfect' recipe)
Bamboo Cocktail (Joaquín-simó's recipe)
Bamboo Cocktail (Boothby's 1908 recipe)
Bamboo Cocktail (Stuart's 1904 recipe)
Bamboo Cocktail (with Palo Cortado Sherry)
Bamboo (with triple sec)
History:
Adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
BAMBOO COCKTAIL.
Harry Craddock, 1930
¼ French Vermouth.
¼ Italian Vermouth.
½ Dry Sherry.
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass.
Nutrition:
One serving of Bamboo (Savoy's 1930 recipe) contains 90 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 0.8 standard drinks
- 12.71% alc./vol. (25.42° proof)
- 11.4 grams of pure alcohol
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