Chief Bamboo Bamboo

Name: Chief Bamboo Bamboo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Passion Fruit Syrup; 15 ml Jamaican Rum; 1 spg Mint; 60 ml Orange Juice; 30 ml Lemon Juice; 45 ml Dry Vermouth; 45 ml Dry Sherry; 2 dash Absinthe Bitters

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Shake Dry Sherry, Dry Vermouth, Jamaican Rum, Orange Juice with ice. Strain into a tiki mug.

Inspired by Backbar’s Bamboo Cocktail menu in Somerville, MA, I wanted to add my own twist to the classic lineup including Improved Bamboo, Bamboo Crusta, and Bamboo Flip. My tropical imagination led me towards a Zombie variation but I feared it would overshadow the bamboo theme. Instead, I decided to riff on the Chief Lapu Lapu, perfect for using a twist-free orange. The playful name Chief Bamboo Bamboo emerged, and rather than Fino Sherry, I chose Death & Co.’s Amontillado-based recipe as its core.

Method

Shaken

Glass

tiki

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Citrus

Sour

Sweet

Tropical