Name: Bamboo Cocktail (Difford's 'Perfect' recipe)
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Sherry - Fino; 30 ml Vermouth - Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 22.5 ml Vermouth - Dry; 1 Orange bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Fino sherry
1 fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
3/4 fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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Review:

Sweet vermouth counters dry sherry with dry vermouth further enhancing the vinous flavours and balance. Orange bitters and an orange zest twist add citrus freshness and enhances the delicate bittersweet balance.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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History:

Adapted from numerous other Bamboo recipes by yours truly on 2nd August 2014 at the Cabinet Room, London, England.
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Nutrition:

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

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
13.33% alc./vol. (26.66° proof)
13 grams of pure alcohol

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