The best known of all classic sherry cocktails, The Bamboo is also noteworthy due to its lack of basic spirit. Being simply a mix of Sherry and vermouth, sometimes also with dashes of bitters it’s a delicious cocktail but like so many classics there are numerous recipes and conflicting stories at to his origin. Was inspired by the Adonis, but the difference with the Bamboo is the Dry French vermouth or a combination of Dry and Sweet.&nbsp;Bartender TipA simple recipe that can be played with the subtlety of swapping dry vermouth or sweet french vermouth.

Easy

Alcohol

Bitter

Sour

Sweet

Coupe

Bamboo

Prepare your lemon zest ready for garnish

Fruit Zester

Knife

Prepare

Fill both your coupe glass and mixing glass with cubed ice

Coupe Glass

Ice scoop

Mixing Glass

Pour all the ingredients into your iced mixing glass

Jigger

Sherry

Dry Vermouth

Orange bitters

Ingredients

Using your BarSpoon stir the ice elegantly for 17 seconds

Bar Spoon

Stir

Empty the ice in your coupe glass back into the ice bucket


Place the julep strainer inside the mixing glass and pour the liquid smoothly from the mixing glass

How to make Bamboo - video recipe