What is National Harvey Wallbanger Day?
On November 8th, National Harvey Wallbanger Day honors a fruity and spirited cocktail made with 3 parts vodka, 1 part Galliano, and 6 parts orange juice. Pour it into a highball glass and garnish it with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.
The hosts of a chili tasting in San Diego in 1968 served Harvey Wallbangers as well as a tale about the cocktail's origins.. According to the article, all that remained of a Laguna Beach party included vodka, Galliano, and orange juice. Harvey remained when the party-goers left, banging his head against the wall.
Donato ‘duke' antone
Donato 'Duke' Antone, the cocktail's honoree, is to blame for the cocktail's creation, according to accepted lore three-time world champion bartender Donato 'Duke' Antone. On Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, Duke's Blackwatch Bar was operated by Duke's Blackwatch Bar. Antone has received a few awards for popular beverages over the years. As a bartender, his resume was impressive – he was the ty Nail, White Russian, and Flaming Russian. According to the bartending wizard, a surfer named Tony Wallbanger inspired the cocktail in 1952. Perhaps, the Laguna Beach party is a recreation of Antone's. However, no one has been able to identify the inspirational surfer.
Harvey Wallbanger, who lived a little mystery in the San Diego area until about 1968, was a little mystery. Bill Young, a marketing manager for McKesson Imports Company (the maker of Galliano), joined Then George Bednar, a marketing manager for McKesson Imports Company (the maker of Galliano), with graphic artist Bill Young. Their marketing campaign introduced a Harvey Wallbanger character that exploded into commercial success in the late 1960s and 1970s..
