The Bamboo Cocktail is another classic cocktail that is a variation of the Martini and an excellent before dinner drink. It was created sometime around the 1890's by Louis Eppinger at the Grand Hotel in Yokohama. Eppinger was famous in his time for turning around the Grand and mixing many great drinks as well as overseeing culinary menus that the elite would flock to when visiting Japan. According to Imbibe! the drink mysteriously made its way to the U.S. and was sometimes known as a "Boston Bamboo."
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz dry vermouth
- 1 1/2 oz sherry
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
- lemon twist
- olive for garnish
Preparation:
- Pour the vermouth and sherry into a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Add the bitters.
- Stir well.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Twist a lemon peel over the drink to release its essence.
- Garnish with an olive.
