Golden Cadillac
ClassicVanilla, chocolate, and cream, poured in gold.
CreamyClassicDessertIndulgentAfter Dinner
3 minEasyBalanced
Lush and golden. Galliano's vanilla and soft anise folded into chocolatey crème de cacao and silky cream — sweet, warm, and unmistakably dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Galliano
- 1 oz White Crème de Cacao
- 1 oz Heavy Cream
- Grated nutmeg · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the Galliano, white crème de cacao, and cream to a shaker with ice.
- 2
Shake hard until well-chilled and frothy.
- 3
Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
The Story
Invented in 1952 at Poor Red's, a barbecue joint in the old gold-rush town of El Dorado, California — reportedly mixed for a couple who pulled up in a gold Cadillac to celebrate their engagement. Galliano's vanilla-anise glow gives the drink its color and its name.
Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Grated nutmeg
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