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Bamboo (Savoy's 1930 recipe)

The simplest, one of the best and dryest renditions of the Bamboo cocktail. It may be simple but the combination of vermouth and fino makes for a fabulously...
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Guillaume Martin’s Avatar Guillaume Martin
22nd August 2023 at 20:22
I love Fino sherry, but all Bamboo recipe feel like it's more or less just sherry... Maybe it's me, or maybe using a full-bodied Vermouth gives better results ? I used Noilly Dry and Red, the latter being quite soft compared to Italian ones.
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David Brockley’s Avatar David Brockley
4th January 2023 at 21:36
Love a bamboo. Punch above their weight. This is supposed to be served up though right? Not on the rocks?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
5th January 2023 at 08:27
Thanks, David. Yes, instructions should be to strain into chilled glass (not ice-filled glass). Now corrected.
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