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Bamboo

Sherry's quiet aperitivo

Glass Coupe
Method Stirred
Garnish Lemon Twist

Sherry and dry vermouth with bitters — elegant, bone-dry, almost savory. A drink for serious people.

Ingredients

Method

Stir dry sherry, dry vermouth, and angostura bitters with ice for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with lemon twist.

Documented in Thomas Stuart's 1904 "Stuart's Fancy Drinks and How to mix them." Also appears in William T. Boothby's 1908 "World Drinks and How to Mix Them." Per Difford's Guide #3388.

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