Name: Bamboo Cocktail (Boothby's 1908 recipe)
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vermouth - Dry; 45 ml Sherry - Fino; 2 Orange bitters; 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in a

Nick & Nora glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist (discarded) & olive - preferably pimiento-stuffed ('pimola' olive)

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry
1 1/2 fl oz	Fino sherry
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
2 drop	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Review:

This bone dry cocktail makes for a great aperitif, but you may find the Bamboo 'Perfect' version of this cocktail easier going.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in William T. Boothby's 1908 World Drinks and How to Mix Them.

For more information on the origin of the Bamboo cocktail, see our Bamboo cocktail page.

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