What is Galliano liqueur?
Galliano is a type of liqueur or sweet alcoholic beverage. Although the liqueur is sometimes served alone or over ice, Galliano is most commonly served in mixed drinks or in cocktails, explains “The Williams Sonoma Bar Guide” by Ray Foley.HistoryArturo Vaccari created Galliano liqueur in 1896, naming the spirit after Giuseppe Galliano, a 19th-century Italian war hero.GeographyOriginally, Galliano was produced in Livorno, Italy, but the alcohol is now sold by Lucas Bols, a company headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.AppearanceGalliano comes in a distinctive, tall, slender bottle with an almost triangular shape that bears the logo for the liqueur, a large “G” flanked by two herb plants.
