Garnish:
Lemon zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
1 1/2 fl oz | Fino sherry |
1 1/2 fl oz | Dry vermouth |
1/6 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |

Review:
Dry, delicate. Aromatic and complex.
Variant:
Bamboo cocktail (Difford's 'Perfect' recipe)
Bamboo Cocktail (Boothby's 1908 recipe)
Bamboo Cocktail (Stuart's 1904 recipe)
Bamboo Cocktail (with Palo Cortado Sherry)
Bamboo (Savoy's 1930 recipe)
Bamboo (with triple sec)
History:
Adapted from a recipe by Joaquín Simó, New York City, USA.
Based on the classic Bamboo cocktail. For more information see our Bamboo cocktail page.
Nutrition:
99 calories
Alcohol content:
- 0.8 standard drinks
- 12.29% alc./vol. (24.58° proof)
- 11.8 grams of pure alcohol
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