Name: Bamboo (Difford's 'Perfect' recipe)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Fino sherry; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Bianco Vermouth

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

1 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

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.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bamboo (Difford's 'Perfect' recipe) contains 101 calories

Alcohol content:

0.8 standard drinks
12.5% alc./vol. (25° proof)
11.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry, Dry vermouth, Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth, Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 33w

Quite the pleasing version of the Bamboo. I however felt that it was a crossover of an Armour and Bamboo more than the Bamboo itself. Still, the result was fantastic, though Joaquin Simo's version takes it for me.

Egg McKenzie 1y

Delicious. Perfect light aperitivo. I didn’t even use good ingredients.

Robert Holen 1y

Don't do the same mistake I did!
I used Martini Blanco, Extra dry and Rosso. Talk about two dimensional...
I'll abstain from scoring it until I try it with more varied vermouths.

Robert Holen 1y

Tried it again with: Martini Extra dry, Vermut Lustau and Carpano Antica. The result was a lot better this time. I couldn't shake the feeling that it felt like it was lacking some sparkle though.

It won't be the same cocktail, but adding 3 cl of Rosé Champagne really did wonders!

tom munger 1y

Adding a bit of Champagne can do wonders for so many things in life🥂!

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Nutty, fruity, sweet, and SO much herbal complexity. My first sip took me by surprise, but then I adjusted to the dryness. White wine lovers will find this a delight. Cleansing and even better as it warmed up slightly, releasing some of the sweetness from the vermouths.

Jeremy Harrold 3y

A bit left field but I substituted a Marsala Secco for the Fino Sherry. A delicious cocktail with a lovely balance of dry and sweet fortified wines with a dose of botanicals.

Andy Quan 5y

I am a huge fan of fino, and this seems like a fino amped up: it mostly tastes of fino but has more depth and body from the other vermouths. I loved it.

Geoff B. 5y

This is a delicious version of the bamboo and prefer this over a 1:1 sherry and blanc combo! I used Amontillado instead of Fino sherry and worked great. Orange bitters and zest elevate the drink. My favorite low ABV cocktail.

David M. Premium Member 5y

Tried this with an Amontillado Medium and Noilly Prat for both the dry and sweet vermouths. Tasty, but mostly still tasted like I was drinking the Amontillado, despite the generous portions of vermouth. I’d prefer my Amontillado straight.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 1y

I made this with Amontillado and Noilly Prat, Cocchi Americano, and Punt e Mes, with Regan's for the bitters... Looking at my notes over the past 5 years, this recipe (divvying up the vermouth) is clearly my favorite.