Creamy cocktails · Liqueur · IBA official
It looks like a melted creamsicle and tastes a little like one too: vanilla and anise from the Galliano, bright orange, and just enough cream to make the texture velvety. A small, cold, after-dinner treat.
¾ oz
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¾ oz
triple sec Cointreau is ideale.g. Cointreau · Bols · Marie Brizard · DeKuyper · Giffard
¾ oz
orange juice
¼ oz
cream
Garnish: Orange twist (optional) · Ice: Served up, no ice
Golden Dream
Sweet, creamy and citrusy, with vanilla, anise and orange. Light in alcohol and silky in texture.
The Golden Dream is an American dessert cocktail from the early 1960s, the era when the tall yellow bottle of Galliano was turning up in bars across the United States. One popular account credits a bartender in Miami, Florida, with creating it around that time; the details vary between sources, so the story is best taken with a pinch of salt.
What is certain is that the drink belongs to the creamy, liqueur-led style of the period, alongside the Grasshopper and the Pink Squirrel. It is on the International Bartenders Association list of Contemporary Classics, with equal parts of Galliano, triple sec and orange juice and a smaller measure of cream.
Yes. The IBA lists it among its Contemporary Classics.
It is a golden Italian liqueur with strong vanilla and anise notes plus a range of herbs.
You can, but it loses its silky texture; a splash of egg white gives a lighter, dairy-free foam instead.
The perfect sound
Creamy, golden and pleasantly retro.
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