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The Golden Dream is a cocktail born in Italy in the 1970s, a child of the international glory years of Galliano L'Autentico, the Italian liqueur from Solaro, Veneto, created in 1896 in honor of Giuseppe Galliano, hero of the battle of Adua. In the 1970s, American tiki bars elevated Galliano with the immortal Harvey Wallbanger, and the Golden Dream emerged as its more dessert-like and feminine cousin.
The drink, a combination of Galliano, Triple Sec, orange juice and fresh cream, was one of the most iconic after-dinner cocktails of the American Studio 54 era, and a favorite of the disco music wave. Its velvety consistency and golden-yellow color made it a photogenic star of glossy 1970s and 1980s menus. Today it is an IBA classic for those who love sweet, creamy drinks with a touch of 1970s kitsch.
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