LiqueursHigh confidenceStandard, well-documented liqueur category.
Galliano
Galliano is an Italian herbal liqueur with a tall, distinctive bottle, blending vanilla, anise, and a long list of herbs and spices into a bright golden-yellow spirit. It has a sweet, warmly spiced vanilla character up front with herbal complexity underneath. It is best known as the defining modifier in the Harvey Wallbanger.
vanillaaniseherbalsweet
Common uses
- modifier that adds vanilla-herbal sweetness to built cocktails
Buying & storage
Keeps more or less indefinitely: Alcohol is preserving it. An open bottle keeps for a very long time, though aromatics do fade slowly.
Storage: keeps well once opened, store upright away from light
In depth
Understanding galliano
How it is made, where it comes from, what it pairs with, and how it behaves in an alcohol-free drink.
Origin
An Italian liqueur created in 1896, named after military hero Giuseppe Galliano.
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