Yellow Bird

A bright, citrus-forward Caribbean rum cocktail from the tiki era, the Yellow Bird balances white rum and tart lime against the herbal, vanilla-anise sweetness of Galliano and the orange lift of triple sec. Its sunny golden color and its name are usually linked to the 1957 song "Yellow Bird," a Caribbean standard popularized by Harry Belafonte and Arthur Lyman, though no single bartender or bar is credited with the drink itself. Codified as an IBA official cocktail, it remains a breezy, approachable sour.