Galliano

Take one charismatic, impossibly handsome national war hero. Name your creation after him. Take tens of thousands of Italian prospectors who flocked to California during the great Gold Rush. Make your liqueur a luminous gold, to remind them of their beloved homeland. Add a recipe that reads more like a medieval elixir of herbs, plants, roots, barks, spices and flower seeds. Follow with a distillation process that’s closer to the creation of the finest perfume than that of a spirit. Mix with equal measures of Italian flamboyance and audacity. Shake together vigorously with a liberal dash of passion and humor. And there you have it. The spirit of Italy. Galliano. Spirito Italiano.