Bamboo Recipe

The Bamboo cocktail is a classic sherry-based aperitif drink created by bartender Louis Eppinger at the Grand Hotel in Yokohama, Japan in the late 19th century. This sophisticated sherry cocktail combines dry sherry with dry vermouth and a dash of orange bitters, creating low-alcohol cocktails perfect for pre-dinner sipping. As a fortified wine cocktail, the Bamboo offers dry, herbal, and crisp flavors that cocktail historian David Wondrich praised for its elegant simplicity. Traditionally served in a cocktail glass, this San Francisco bartender's creation represents one of the finest sherry cocktails in the classic cocktail canon. The Bamboo's use of fino sherry makes it an excellent introduction to sherry-based cocktails for those new to fortified wine drinks.