Garnish:
None
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.
1 fl oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
2/3 fl oz | Galliano L'Autentico liqueur |
2/3 fl oz | Drambuie liqueur |
2/3 fl oz | Chilled water (reduce if wet ice) |
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Review:
The original may have been equal parts gin, 30 Galliano and 30 Drambuie but Scotch whisky sits more harmoniously as the base spirit, so harmoniously that I've added a splash more of it.
Variant:
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.
GOLDEN GLOW
Stanley M. Jones, 1977
Cocktail Glass
Shake
1oz Galliano
1oz Drambuie
1oz Gin
Variation
¼ oz grenadine in bottom of glass
½ tsp sugar
1-½ oz Bourbon
½ oz rum
1 oz orange juice
½ oz Lemon juice
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 26.8% alc./vol. (53.6° proof)
- 24.1 grams of pure alcohol
Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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