banana bamboo

1 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth (Dolin)
1 oz Amontillado Sherry (Lustau)
1/2 oz Tempus Fugit Crème de Banane
2 dash Scrappy's Chocolate Bitters (Angostura Cocoa)
1 dash Scrappy's Orange Bitters

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe, and garnish with a lemon twist.The excitement about the Bamboo aperitif that was rekindled with Backbar's special menu where I enjoyed the Bamboo Tyrant carried on when I spotted the Banana Bamboo by Joshua Perez. Josh entered this recipe he created at Bar Tram in Tokyo circa 2023 into the KindredCocktails database. It utilized Death & Co.'s Amontillado-containing Bamboo recipe (instead of the more common Fino one) that I also opted for in the Tiki-driven Chief Bamboo Bamboo that I crafted two days after the Backbar event. Once mixed, the Banana Bamboo gave forth a lemon, raisin, and caramelized fruit bouquet to the nose. Next, grape and caramel notes on the sip blossomed into nutty grape, caramelized banana, and orange flavors on the swallow.