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What the F*** is Galliano? 6 Obscure Liquors Demystified
September 23, 2009 
You see it in a far corner behind almost every bar, that weird bottle of yellow booze, awkward and too tall, like some un-deployed rocket from the Cold War—and the dust atop it signifies it has been sitting there for almost that long. Now you ask yourself, and maybe the bartender, "What the f*** is Galliano?" Neither of you know. Why does this stuff even exist? Come to think of it, why do half the bottles on the top shelf exist? Well, professional (and open-minded) drinkers that we are, we're happy to help. Get ready to think outside the beer.

 

GALLIANO
 
What is it?   An Italian liqueur, dating back to the late 1800s. The taste is a super sweet mix of anise and vanilla, and it's as yellow going in as it is coming out. Galliano owes what little fame it has to the briefly-popular Harvey Wallbanger, named after a klutzy surfer and popularized on cross-country TWA flights in the '70s. Seriously.
Try it in... Sure you've heard of a Harvey Wallbanger, but have you had one? It's two parts OJ to one part vodka, with the yellow stuff floated on the top. Garnish with oranges and a cherry (and get ready for that headache tomorrow).
 
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tuacafan says:

Tuaca is popular with the Colorado ski crowd - it's helped my friends & I get up the courage to hit the slippery slopes more than once! There IS such a thing as "liquid courage"...=)

9/24/2009 2:57:11 PM

bartender says:

pimms cup gets ginger ale not lemonade, and the chocolate cake gets citron, not vanilla.

9/24/2009 12:41:44 AM

Mary Finn says:

Frangelico recipes: 1 part Bailey's Irish Cream, 1 Part Frangelico, coffee to taste--nutty Irishman

or Make an excellent cocoa add whipped cream, garnish with hazel nut pieces, mix in a shot of frangelico. (Maybe I'll tell you how to make the cocoa as well or you can figure it out)

9/23/2009 5:05:39 PM

hotshot says:

in shot-glas:

half galliano

slowli pour over coffee, as a second layer

top of with thin layer of whipped cream

ENJOY

9/23/2009 3:44:18 PM

Kathy S. says:

Frangelico is also great in a PB&J shot - equal parts Frangelico and Chambord. Tasty!

9/23/2009 2:10:17 PM

cricket says:

Galliano is also used in a Golden Cadillac: 1 oz. Galliano, 2 oz. White Creme De Cacao, 2 oz. cream, 1 scoop vanilla ice cream; place in blender with small amount of crushed ice & blend for 10 seconds; pour into stemmed glass (1 serving)

9/23/2009 1:50:53 PM


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