Golden Cadillac

A creamy after-dinner cocktail built on equal parts Galliano, white crème de cacao, and cream — it drinks like a vanilla-and-chocolate milkshake laced with anise and herbs, shaken to a pale gold froth and dusted with nutmeg. Bartender Frank Cline mixed the first one at Poor Red's in El Dorado, California, in 1952, naming it for the gold Cadillac an engaged couple had just parked outside. Its popularity helped make Galliano a fixture of the mid-century American bar.

Contains DairyClassicDessertAfter Dinner

Ingredients

  • 0.75 ozGalliano
  • 0.75 ozCrème de Cacao(white)
  • 0.75 ozHeavy Cream

Garnish: Grated Nutmeg

Preparation

Shaken · Coupe · None

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine the Galliano, white crème de cacao, and cream in a shaker with ice.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Shake hard until very cold and frothy, about 15 seconds.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Dust with freshly grated nutmeg (chocolate shavings work too).

Flavor Profile

sweet
53%
viscosity
49%
creamy
44%
body
36%
spiced
25%
herbal
22%