Italian Fascination

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (20 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Galliano L'Autentico liqueur
12 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
14 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1 14 oz Single cream/half-and-half
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of express orange zest twist and discard. Float 3 coffee beans..
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Cream mellows the peppermint-led herbal spirituous notes of Galliano with subtle coffee and orange notes.

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History:

Created in the 1950s/60s by Donato "Duke" Antone, also credited with creating the Harvey Wallbanger cocktail. The Italian Fascination appears in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide and Mark Torre's 1984 The Bartender's Cherry.

ITALIAN FASCINATION
Cocktail Glass
Shake
1 oz Galliano
½ oz Kahlua
¼ oz triple sec
1 oz cream

Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977

ITALIAN FASCINATION
⅓ shot Galliano®
⅓ shot Triple Sec
⅔ shot Absolut® /Vodka
Fill with Half & Half
Shake
Sour/Highball Glass

Mark Torre, The Bartender's Cherry (Second Edition), 1984

Nutrition:

One serving of Italian Fascination contains 238 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 16.5% alc./vol. (16.5° proof)
  • 14.8 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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