Name: Bamboo (Joaquín Simó's recipe)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Fino sherry; 45 ml Dry vermouth; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 dash Orange bitters

Bamboo (Joaquín Simó's recipe)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry, Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

Dry, delicate. Aromatic and complex.

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Variant:

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 (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
Bamboo Cocktail (with triple-sec) with equal parts fino sherry and dry vermouth with a splash of triple sec liqueur.

History:

Adapted from a recipe by Joaquín Simó, New York City, USA.
Bamboo Cocktail history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Bamboo (Joaquín Simó's recipe) contains 108 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.52% alc./vol. (12.52° proof)
12.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Holen

12th December 2024 at 18:29

The review sums it up perfectly: "Dry, delicate. Aromatic and complex."

John CARR

12th May 2024 at 13:55

My favourite of the bamboo cocktails here. Used Simon’s ‘perfect’ blend of 3 vermouths and, in the spirit of our nineteenth century forebears, 5 mL Luxardo as the sugar. I also love how the two kinds of bitters work here. Fruity, aromatic and complex.

Damian Coldwell

22nd March 2024 at 18:43

Nice and dry. Orange and lemon citrus elements give a zing to the sherry.

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