Citrus, orange, licorice, mint
Spicy fish dishes and Caribbean cuisine pair well with the sweet notes in this throwback cocktail.
Who was Harvey Wallbanger? Legend has it this drink was named for a surfer who would bump down the hallways at parties when he was drunk, but it’s actually an industry-generated cocktail created by Galliano, which supported it in the ’70s with an ad campaign featuring a cartoon character named Harvey. Now, the Harvey Wallbanger mostly appears as a novelty cocktail. This recipe is adapted from bartender Don Lee, who updates it by clarifying the orange juice and adding a hint of lemon for a cleaner taste and texture. Essentially a Screwdriver (vodka and orange juice) with a float of Galliano on top, it has a delightful, hard-to-place flavor that is the source of its once-wild popularity.
1½ ounces (45 ml) vodka (Stolichnaya)
½ ounce (15 ml) Galliano
2 ounces (60 ml) fresh orange juice
¼ ounce (7 ml) fresh lemon juice
Dash of Angostura bitters
Half wheel of orange, for garnish
Pinch of coarse sea salt
Strain orange juice and lemon juice through a coffee filter into a mixing glass. Add ice, vodka, Galliano, and Angostura bitters. Stir and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with an orange wheel on the edge of the glass and a sprinkle of salt.
THE CRANBERRY CONNECTION
Don your preppy shirts and boat shoes, and prepare to set sail with the vodka and cranberry set. In the ’60s, Ocean Spray pushed cranberry to the forefront of drink culture, creating a host of rather tacky sippers that are the Yankee Candles of the cocktail world. The most popular of these is the Sea Breeze, but its companions linger on as well, including the Cosmopolitan (page 130). If you find yourself bartending at a country club or serving a room full of Baby Boomers, you may need to know these.