Bamboo
A low-ABV aperitif with sherry and vermouth.
ClassicDryNuttyLight
Ingredients
- Sherry1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Dry Vermouth1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Orange Bitters2 dashes
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a coupe.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Sulfites. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Bamboo was created by American bartender Louis Eppinger at the Grand Hotel in Yokohama, Japan, around 1890. A delicate, low-alcohol blend of dry sherry, dry vermouth and bitters, it became one of the first internationally famous cocktails to emerge from Asia.
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