Lucas Bols Brings Golden Cadillac Cocktail to Life

    SAN DIEGO, CA, October 11, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lucas Bols, the world's oldest distilled spirits brand, will bring an iconic cocktail to life this fall with The Golden Cadillac Tour. From October 10 - 16, a 1979 Cadillac Deville painted gold and emblazoned with Galliano logos will travel from San Diego to San Francisco for a series of trade and consumer events. The tour will end with a ceremony at Poor Reds in El Dorado, CA, where the Golden Cadillac has been a signature drink since 1952. The Golden Cadillac will be indefinitely housed in front of the restaurant as homage to the legacy of the drink.

TOUR SCHEDULE:

Kicked off on Monday, October 10 with a Golden Cadillac Happy Hour event at La Puerta in San Diego's historic Gas Lamp district.
$4.50 Golden Cadillac Margaritas and other cocktails on special for Happy Hour as well as half off appetizers from 3:00 p.m. until close.

La Puerta
540 4th Avenue, San Diego CA 92101
5:30pm - 8:30pm

Tuesday, October 11th the Golden Cadillac will travel to Los Angeles and will be seen driving around the iconic neighborhoods of Hollywood and Santa Monica.

Wednesday, October 12th the Golden Cadillac has a full day of events including a Golden Cadillac Happy Hour at Happy Ending on LA's iconic Sunset Boulevard and a Golden Cadillac Margarita Party at Marix Tex Mex.

Happy Ending
Galliano cocktails on special for $4 all night
7038 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood CA 90028
Golden Cadillac on-site from 5:00-7:00pm

Marix Tex Mex
1108 N Flores St, West Hollywood CA 90069
Upgrade your margaritas to Golden Cadillac Margaritas for free all night!
Golden Cadillac on-site from 7:30-9:30pm

Friday, October 14th the tour continues in San Francisco with a distributor event at Young's Market followed by a Golden Cadillac Happy Hour at Tony's Napaletano in the Italian North Beach area.

Tony's Pizza Napoletana
All cocktails are $7.00 vs. $10.00 during the Happy Hour.
1570 Stockton St, San Francisco CA 94113
5:30-7:30pm

End of show, Sunday, October 16 at Poor Reds, where the drink was invented and has been served as a signature cocktail since the 1950s.

Poor Reds
6221 Pleasant Valley Road, El Dorado CA 95623
4:30pm

Fans will be able to follow the tour on the Galliano facebook page facebook.com/gallianoliqueur or on twitter @GallianoLiqueur. Fans can also follow the driver of the vehicle, Harvey Wallbanger, @harveywbanger and the actual car @GoldenCaddy.

Made with Galliano, Bols White Creme de Cacao liqueur, and cream, the Golden Cadillac was invented at Poor Reds in 1952. Sometime that year a woman and her new fiance came in to Poor Red's to celebrate their engagement. They decided to create a cocktail in honor of the occasion and to celebrate their newly purchased Golden Cadillac. They worked with long-time bartender Frank Klein to sample many different recipes before alighting upon the perfect combination known all over the world today as the Golden Cadillac.

The success of The Golden Cadillac has been attributed to the unmatched quality of Bols Creme de Cacao, the clean mountain water that makes up the ice, the decades-old metal blenders used to mix the drink, the precise measure of half and half, and of course - the unique flavors and golden color of Galliano L'Autentico. The cocktail was a popular tipple throughout the 1970s but has enjoyed an enduring popularity through the decades at this barbecue restaurant in El Dorado, CA. Poor Red's uses more of the liqueur than any other venue in the world.

Lucas Bols USA reintroduced the original 1896 recipe for Galliano L'Autentico nationwide in 2008. Based on the original recipe, Galliano L'Autentico is heightened with a menagerie of herbs and botanicals including hints of juniper, anise and yarrow musk which add complexity to the signature vanilla flavor making it an authentic artisanal herbal liqueur.

Galliano L'Autentico is presented in a very recognizable tall, slim bottle with tapered, flat sides reminiscent of a Roman column. Its vivid golden hue alludes to the iconic Gold Rush when thousands of Italians flocked to California in search of new opportunities, experiences and wealth. Named after the charismatic Italian war hero, Maggiore Galliano, Galliano L'Autentico provides a similar thrill for mixologists and home bartenders looking to add a new level of artistry to their liquor cabinets or cocktail concoctions.

Galliano L'Autentico is available in two sizes: 750ml and 375ml. Suggested retail price for the Galliano L'Autentico is $34.99 and $18.99, respectively. The original 750 ml and the 375 ml bottle are sold nationwide at liquor stores, restaurants and bars and the brand just introduced a 1.75 liter bottle to express the iconic bottle shape even more. Galliano is imported by Lucas Bols USA, Manhasset, NY.

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Golden Cadillac

1 oz Galliano L'Autentico
1 oz Bols White Creme de Cacao liqueur
1 oz cream
Dark chocolate shavings

Shake the ingredients and double strain through a sieve into a small wine glass. Place on a white tray and grate with dark chocolate.

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