Improved Bamboo

3⁄4 oz Amontillado Sherry (or Oloroso)
3⁄4 oz Fino sherry (or Manzanilla)
3⁄4 oz Dry vermouth
3⁄4 oz Bianco Vermouth
1⁄8 oz Maraschino Liqueur (1 bsp)
1 ds Absinthe (I used 20 drops)
1 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 ds Orange bitters
1 twst Orange peel (As garnish)
Instructions

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with an orange twist.

History

After enjoying the Rockin' Like Bamboo the night before (via Imbibe Magazine), I was motivated to create my own riff on the Bamboo (again). I appreciated the split nature of the Rockin' Like Bamboo, so I kept the dry and blanc vermouth mix; moreover, I split the sherry between the Fino that I associate with the drink and the Amontillado that I utilized before I added Fino into my wine fridge. To take things one step further, I Improved things in an 1876 Jerry Thomas sort of way with accents of Maraschino and absinthe especially given how well Maraschino pairs with nutty sherries like Amontillado.

Cocktail summary
Posted by yarm on
Created by
Frederic Yarm, Boston, MA
Year
2020
Is the
author's original creation
Reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2020/07/improved-bamboo.html

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Comments

Only had PX instead of the Oloroso, compensated with increasing dry vs blanc vermouth and dry vs sweet sherry (0.75 to 0.25) and a lemon peel instead of orange. It's still good!