Name: Bamboo Cocktail (with Palo Cortado Sherry)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Palo cortado sherry; 22.5 ml Dry vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Bamboo Cocktail (with Palo Cortado Sherry)
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Lustau Palo Cortado Península Sherry
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora 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:

Palo cortado sherry, Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Dry, vinous, and best enjoyed as an aperitif.

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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 (Joaquín Simó's recipe) with equal parts fino sherry and dry vermouth sweetened with a splash of sugar syrup.
Bamboo Cocktail (Difford's Perfect recipe) with 1½ parts fino sherry, 1 sweet vermouth and ¾ dry vermouth.
Bamboo Cocktail (with triple-sec) with equal parts fino sherry and dry vermouth with a splash of triple sec liqueur.

History:

Bamboo Cocktail history.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bamboo Cocktail (with Palo Cortado Sherry) contains 81 calories

Alcohol content:

0.7 standard drinks
14.73% alc./vol. (14.73° proof)
10 grams of pure alcohol

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