Golden Cadillac
Velvety, golden, dessert-like.
Galliano, white crème de cacao and cream in equal parts, shaken and served well chilled. Vanilla, anise and chocolate blend into a creamy, golden after-dinner drink.
- After dinner
- Shaken
- Glass
- Coupe
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Light
- Time
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- No ice
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Galliano
30 ml
-
White crème de cacao
30 ml
-
Cream
30 ml
Garnish
- Grated nutmeg (optional)
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a coupe.
- Pour the Galliano into the shaker.
- Add the white crème de cacao.
- Add the cream.
- Fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake hard.
- Strain into the chilled coupe.
- Optionally dust with nutmeg.
The story
Origins
ProbableA plausible account, without definitive proof.
Credit for the Golden Cadillac is claimed by Poor Red's, a bar in El Dorado, California. According to the bar's account, in 1952 a newly engaged couple asked bartender Frank Klein for a drink to match the gold Cadillac they had just bought. The story is not backed by period documents. Success came as Galliano sales grew in Northern California, prompting the brand to promote the cocktail with an advertising campaign in the 1960s. In 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide printed it as the Golden Cadillac, now the more common name, while Poor Red's still calls it the Gold Cadillac.
Sources (4)
- Difford's Guide — Golden Cadillac (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- PUNCH — Golden Cadillac (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- Wikipedia — List of IBA official cocktails (opens in a new tab) recipe
- IBA — All cocktails (page 2) (opens in a new tab) recipe
Taste profile
- Creamy
- 5 out of 5
- Sweet
- 4 out of 5
- Herbal
- 2 out of 5
