Modern Notables
Harvey Wallbanger
Screwdriver in a hat
Vodka, orange juice, and Galliano — a 1970s party in a glass. Sweet vanilla undertones make it dangerously approachable.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Vodka
- 4 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 1/2 oz Galliano
Method
Pour vodka into a highball with ice. Top with orange juice. Float Galliano on top. Stir and garnish with orange wheel.
Created by bartender Donato "Duke" Antone (Hartford, Connecticut), the Harvey Wallbanger gained prominence in 1969 through a marketing campaign by McKesson Imports, the U.S. importer of Galliano, with marketing director George Bednar driving the effort. Per Difford's Guide #936. The surfer-origin narrative (Tom Harvey, Manhattan Beach) is implausible and historically unsupported. The drink was removed from the IBA official list in 2020; it had been listed as a Contemporary Classic.
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