HARVEY WALLBANGER - the legendary drink that shook the 70s!

[@AndersErickson]

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[@herryhuang4718]

Does benedictine work as a liquor substitute?

[@drSwan77]

With a name like Anders Erickson you should learn some svenska

[@tommccafferty5591]

I was born in late 1949, 30 years before you. My wife and I attended a Harvey Wallbanger party in the early 70s. I believe it was sponsored by the Galliano folks.

[@conormurphy4328]

Not surprising, I can’t think of anyone else who would sponsor that.

[@TheManAshley]

Well - I was also born in 1949. My first Harvey Wallbager was 1972. In the Air Force - during swing shift - we would have a raffle. 10 bottles, two winners, alternating selection. I picked the Galliano and learned the recipe. Can’t remember the taste🤔. I’ll try this recipe. Also, I’ll try a Vesper and substitute the Lillet with Galliano.

[@torsloke]

As a kid I thought Harvey Wallbanger and Tom Collins were two of my dad’s drinking buddies.

[@AndersErickson]

Love it

[@rootd22]

Apparently they were

[@matts2751]

That’s funny!!!

[@mrt4801]

Along with Jim Rickey, Mo Hito, Marty Nee and the one lady of the group: Penny Cillin?

[@TJulieta]

😂

[@conormurphy4328]

The Harvey Wallbanger was definitely one of those “I just wanna get drunk” cocktails. The Vodka is to get you drunk, the OJ is there so it doesn’t taste of Vodka, and the Galliano is so you’re not just tasting orange juice.

[@konradverner6326]

become the knight

[@tedwojtasik8781]

It was also a popular drink for guys to get their date "in the mood" as they liked to call it back then.

[@dirkfischbach1806]

I heard that the "wallbanger" was caused because the bottle of Galliano was tall and thus kept at the back of the bar -- when picked up, it would bang against the wall. Such are urban legends! Great channel!

[@AndersErickson]

Here’s a story I can get behind

[@andressalcedo4329]

I too was taught this origin story in a bartending class.

[@joetucker971]

I was taught that it was his surfboard that would bang against the walls as he carried it around all these bars

[@jeanshoemaker9819]

Best memories seeing my Grandma completely drunk at Christmas on Harvey Wallbangers my dad made!

[@candmlyons]

I remember the Galiano bottle in my parent's basement bar(red shag carpet, marbled mirrors, puffy black vinyl bar rail) was as tall as me.

[@conormurphy4328]

It’s the bottle I use to measure my spirits shelves to make sure they’re tall enough

[@johnbriggsmusic]

I have a 375ml bottle of Galiano for practical reasons (let’s be real, who the hell needs more than that), but I do occasionally have feelings of inadequacy creep in for not having the big boy. 🤣

[@bluesteve124]

As a designer, I think modern homes are sorely missing those amazing spaces we remember from our childhood! 😆

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Damn, you just described our finished basement in Chicago back in the 70's except the carpet was mixed brown & tan shag.

[@QwertiusMaximus]

The secret to day drinking is to start early.

[@johnnycampbell3422]

It's not day drinking if you don't do it all day.

[@christianjensen3182]

You can't drink all day unless you start in the morning.

[@DollarDude]

Ah yes, Galliano - the top shelf liqueur that is only top shelf because the bottle literally doesn't fit anywhere else (at least the 750ml) 😅

[@Wermode]

Another old man here who drank HWs in the 70s and 80s. I always assumed the Galliano was on top to contribute to the nose of the drink. The other popular layered drink at the time was the Tequila Sunrise.

[@telosmonos_gustavo]

If the Regal Beagle ever saw a reincarnation, your Harvey Wallbanger would be THE signature cocktail 🍹 there! Maybe it should be a pop up bar somewhere and you could be the mixologist-in-chief updating all those old school classics!

[@offcoloratura]

Yeah, what updated 70s cocktails would be in a Regal Beagle revival bar?

[@johnmangels7944]

I think it's time for a reprise of your Tales From the Bar video, with characters from the '70s and on drinking decade-appropriate cocktails. Just a thought.

[@AndersErickson]

Fun idea

[@akairborne]

I'm thinking of a decade themed cocktail party. Invite several folks, they come dressed as the decade of their choice with a couple of cocktails to mix and share with each other.

[@Icefireninja]

Thanks for making this cocktail! This was actually one of the first ones I made when I started mixing drinks as a hobby, and I wanted to like it but felt it was lacking... this recipe adds a bit of complexity and it goes a long way 😁

[@CinHotlanta]

As an impressionable kid who loved Bloom County, it always makes me think of that strip's sarcastic take on the drink, called the Tequila Fannybanger

[@pacificwhim]

My favorite memory of this drink is of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers. They were loaded with homerun hitters like Gorman Thomas, and managed by Harvey Kuenn. Hence they were called, of course, "Harvey's Wallbangers."

[@seangahagan2314]

Me too. I’m a little disappointed that Anders, as a fellow son of Wisconsin, didn’t mention that. I’ll forgive him as thanks for the recipe.

[@PeterWetzel]

Can't not think of Opus and a Herring Wallbanger

[@mistersill]

In the early 80's, my high school friend's parents had that giant bottle of Galiano that we used to make Harvey Wallbangers. It was the perfect drink for two kids trying to get drunk on vodka. I haven't touched the stuff since. 😂

[@frann.8879]

Hi Anders….the origin/story of this drink is too funny!…you embraced this beautifully!!👌👌👌👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️ have a great weekend and as always “CHEERS!”🥃🍸

[@AndersErickson]

Appreciate that. Cheers and happy weekend!

[@hoggravyandchitlins]

I remember Harvey Wallbangers being huge in the early 70s, pre-disco.

[@als.2983]

Anders, love it when you re-imagine a cocktail from the forgotten past and give us a new reason to re-visit history. Now let's see you tackle the Godfather :).

[@rebeccabrown1951]

Love it when Freya helps with product presentation.

[@surturz]

Mmm, oh, this is a fine, elegant Harvey Wallbanger.

[@jamesward6175]

I think we need an episode where Az presents and makes us her favourite cocktail!

[@wesleytownsend8214]

The drink has a great name but IMO the original drink was less than ideal. I enjoy watching this channel even though I cannot drink for health reasons. Watching these great videos are a pleasure nonetheless. I wish all the very best of health and happiness to you and your families!

[@AndersErickson]

Thanks so much for the comment. Happy you're enjoying the videos! Cheers

[@christrue6039]

I've made a few Harvey Wallbangers in my time. I always found that, not matter how I try to float the Galliano, it always settled on the bottom when unstirred, much like Grenadine usually does when layered. So, I always though that when drunk (without a straw), it was just like a screwdriver until you hit the bottom when: WHAM! Galliano! So that's why I thought it got that name. :P

[@marysalmon2367]

70's, disco, first serious boyfriend. And Harvey Wallbangers. Flashbacks.

[@offcoloratura]

Can't help but get a giggle when you talk about vodka and fish for things to say. "..you can pick any vodka you want... this is gonna be the base... and that is that."

[@offcoloratura]

Also we make the Harvey Wallbanger cake, it'a a fave birthday cake for David, and we use orange cake mix, which is very hard to find. I have to imagine that's why that recipe you posted that uses yellow cake calls for more OJ than we use (ours uses equal parts vodka, Galliano, and OJ.)

[@MrWhangdoodles]

I go through a lot of Galliano. A friend of mine drinks this stuff on the rocks whenever he visits. He visits often. Thanks for the amazing recipe, Anders. I will definitely serve this to my mooching friend.

[@debcorder6439]

I remember my mom making Harvey Wallbanger cakes. Thanks for the blast from the past!

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

I was going to say the same thing . I just can't remember the last time that she had made it .

[@johnhmaloney]

I was born in the early '70s and I heard Harvey Wallbangers mentioned in a lot of sitcoms that I saw as a kid. I was kind of curious about it back then, but had completely forgotten about it by the time the internet existed and I could easily look it up. So, this video answered a question that's been lingering in the back of my mind for over 40 years. Thank you.

[@sandwichlizard2307]

in the mid 80's mom and i made the harvey wallbanger cake for a family summer cookout. I was like 13 and was interested in cooking. yes all the kids ate some of the cake. it was awesome. orange cake made with galliano. the kicker though was the frosting was powdered sugar and rum solution which you repeatedly poured over the cake and let it soak in and congeal. it got like 5 dousings of this stuff before it was complete. i should make one this summer... thanks for stirring up a good memory..

[@ElizabethMendz]

I have been in an Ander’s binge watch! I have learned a lot and enjoyed some great cocktails 😊 love your dog, has beautiful eyes!

[@AndersErickson]

Freya says thanks! Cheers

[@Urotsukidoji1]

sadly, here in Ontario Canada, we can only get the vanilla flavoured version of Galliano :( .... to put that in perspective for the US, that would be like the state of New York or Texas not being able to get this simple ingredient....

[@nexusthane9342]

Great video Anders, I'll have to try this one. I was pleased if a little surprised to see you actually mention the cake. My mother used to make it when I was younger and I still bake it the same way mom did. The recipe as shown was spot on but incomplete. The picture did show a dusting of powdered sugar, which, is ok... I guess... if your an amateur. The way we do it is to use the powdered sugar to thicken a mixture of vodka and Galliano into a glaze that gets poured over the still warm cake. As described this cake has been enjoyed at gathering spanning the decades and was long ago dubbed the cake of intoxication. *** WARNING*** The use of fire arms or operation of heavy machinery post ingestion of the cake of intoxication is strictly prohibited.

[@AndersErickson]

Love this. Thanks for sharing! Cheers

[@6plus6bar]

Nice! That cocktail is . . . a one of a kind. Top of the line. A real doggone keeper. I like diluted orange juice in cocktails. But, I admit that it’s because it reminds me of the watered screwdrivers of my youth.

[@henrybialik8333]

A Harvey Wallbanger was my go to in the 70's. Still like it today. Better than some of the shit they make today at bars.

[@mikeshardreviews4154]

I love whenever you do these juiced up versions of bad dark-age cocktails, cause it breaks down the very strong misunderstanding that mixology is entirely about replicability. There’s implicit room for improvisation, improvement, and variation in this work that we do, and videos like this express that beautifully. Thank you!

[@jaimecopeland8216]

Good afternoon Anders! Thanks for another video!

[@AndersErickson]

Cheers!

[@jamesplante2511]

Wow a blast from the the past! In 1974, I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force as an 18 year old young man. In the base Airman’s club we could order all alcoholic beverages. My first two legally purchased drinks were a Tequila Sun followed by a Harvey Wallbanger. I just prepared your formula ant it was great, I did put the Galliano float on mine, I think it really needs it! Thanks Anders for all your videos.

[@nathelm]

1992, Sfuzzi Washington, DC the 3' tall 750ml of Galiano had to go. $1 Harvey Wallbangers every night for a month. We killed it, no more fruit flies! A great time to be alive.

[@pedantus]

The bar I worked at had a young crowd, and for the girl's a bartender call Jersey Jack put one of the little single serving coffee creamers in the Harvey Wallbanger. It tases just like a Creamsicle from the 50's--60's...: )

[@Soundpolitic]

This is very similar to how I make my Screwdrivers. The Screwdriver is sort of a cocktail of necessity: they get made when my fridge has too many oranges that have been stripped of their skins for twists to garnish drinks of a higher brow. Instead of just vodka and orange juice, I add a bit of orange liqueur and - here's what you should try - a few dashes of orange bitters. I've not yet tried a proper Harvey Wallbanger, but I've had plenty of these "craft" Screwdrivers and they always work very well. Highly recommend using orange bitters in this and related drinks (works in a Tequila Sunrise, too).

[@gregellis3859]

I think your rendition sounds fantastic. I always thought it was a little dull of a cocktail with just the vodka, juice and Galliano. Thanks for bringing back fond memories though. My parents used to drink the Harvey Wallbanger back in the 70's and 80's but the real memory that you brought back was that my Mom used to make the Harvey Wallbanger cake. She made it as a bundt cake and the glaze had quite the amount of vodka in it. I loved that cake. Thanks.

[@HarrierMan99]

This brings back memories. I vividly remember the tall bottle of Galliano sitting on my parents' bar in our finished suburban basement back in the 1970s. I don't know if they were making Harvey Wallbangers with it, but not sure what else you would use it for!

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I used to follow the British band Harvey and the Wallbangers. They were good and a lot of fun in concert.

[@siobhanryan3307]

Watching Anders' videos is the true start to my weekend 😀

[@AndersErickson]

Cheers. Happy weekend

[@johngandy5225]

I have a bottle of Galliano left over from 1972- mostly full! Today I went to the liquor store and bought a bottle of Benedictine, and OJ from the grocery store. I’m going to try your recipe! (I’ll post when I do)

[@censusgary]

Throughout the 1970s, the following joke was inescapable in TV shows and movies: Some people are ordering drinks. That guy (you know, that guy) says, “I’ll have a Harvey Wallbanger.” Then he cuts his eyes toward the camera, and says, “Hate the drink- love the name!”

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

One of Cher's characters on her 70s variety show drank Galliano and Diet Rite.

[@chrismaines1285]

Born in 55 and remember these in bars. Your recipe sounds better than what I remember.

[@corporalvideo26]

I like to believe that "Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks" added much to the drinks popularity with the release of; 'Payday', in 1973. The Harvey Wallbanger is prominently mentioned in the song.

[@graememcpherson6980]

Hey Anders! Greetings from Australia! My wife and I want to take issue with you and your comment about how difficult it is to go through a large bottle of Galliano. We made your Golden Cadillac over a few nights this week and have successfully conquered the large bottle! Now it looks like we need another bottle to make the Harvey Wallbangers……

[@robertchantry1981]

I was a kid in the 70s. My father who was not much of a drinker received a giant bottle of Galliano. This drink was very popular

[@raywalsh9152]

I can tell you that I was a child of the '70s and I would spend summers with my grandparents. They had a houseboat that we would moor at a place called Metropolitan Beach (Metro Beach) on the shore of Lake St Clair just east of Detroit. Wonderful place that many families would visit all summer long. Some of them mooring boats, as my grandparents did, for the entire summer, or at least most of it. And every summer my grandmother would throw a party. And that party would include several coolers full of Harvey Wallbangers ... or, as she liked to call them ... Harvey Wallclimbers. And I remember to this day the sounds of laughter and enjoyment as all the adults outside would get absolutely annihilated and have a great time. Good memories. Not sure any of them would be able to remember a single moment!

[@foolsplay5880]

Ordered many when I would visit my local hangout, Broadway Bay, while still in high school. It was a great time to live in Manhattan.

[@girl_friday9185]

Never ceases to amaze me - how close one cocktail is to another (gimlet v. daiquiri; screwdriver-wallbanger-fudpucker) just by swapping the base spirit OR adding an enhancing liqueur. Absolutely love your elevated take on it, Anders. Ya had me giggling whenya referred to the 750ml bottle of Galliano as a “baseball bat”😅-cheers to you & Oz!🍊🪩🕺

[@williamfurtkevic8644]

So you were a twinkle in you're daddy's eye in the 1970's! Love your channel and content Anders, keep up the great work and please keep re-discovering and improving upon the past... na zdravie, cheers, prost, saluti, salud, kanpai, etc.!

[@jasonknight1085]

Back in the '70's my grandmother used to make a Harvey Wallbanger cake. It was a lemon cake made with a mix of OJ and Vodka instead of water, with a Galliano "hard sauce" style glaze on top.

[@Peter-hg2oc]

Happy Harvey hour at The Fallscreek Motel, awesome and still going every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30pm.

[@patrickfulmer9596]

That drink sold an ocean of Galliano. I was around in the 70's and remember seeing those tall bottles in friends homes.

[@PaigeC-xf5kx]

When I was a kid in the early 70s my dad made these for some company. My sister and I were pretty impressed!

[@tzor]

I had to laugh at the comment earlier in the video. Being born in 1961 I didn't hit the legal age until 1979 (back then). Even then it would take a few decades for me to really explore cocktails because of the wisdom of my father who insisted that Scotch and water was the best way to avoid hangovers.

[@bacare1971]

I remember it being pretty popular in the supper clubs of Eastern Wisconsin in the early 80s "There were great expectations for the 1982 (Brewers), but it got off to a sluggish start under manager Buck Rodgers. He was fired with the team at 23-24, and replaced by coach Harvey Kuenn. Under Kuenn, the Brewers went 72-43 and destroyed American League pitching to gain the nickname "Harvey's Wallbangers.""

[@loonypeat312]

Ah! The Harvey Wallbanger. It brings back memories when our family friend would always make these for my mom. Good times 😊

[@estimatedprophethawk]

Neat Story....well to me anyway. Late 1979. I was a Senior at Lawrence High (KS). We had just lost in the Football State Championship and my friend and I go to a barn party outside of town. I know, it was Kansas. It's the only time I ever had a Harvey Wallbanger and because I was 17, I thought it was great. I never forgot it, but never had it since. Less than a month later Anders is born and he now shows me how it's made even better. I think it could be even better with an egg white. An Orange Julius Harvey Wallbanger.

[@mcbee733]

Love all your content and the way you elevate cocktails! With the Masters starting this week I'd love to see you make some classic golf cocktails (Transfusion, Azalea, John Daly, Mother-of-Pearl Gin & Tonic) and put your own twist on them.

[@studiolonepine]

My first hangover was with home made Harvey Wallbangers at age 16! : )

[@inf0phreak]

It's also one of those drinks that can be modified in an endless number of ways leading to the... interestingly... named "Slow Comfortable Screw Against the Cold Hard Wall". It adds sloe gin for the "slow", southern comfort for the "comfortable", and overproof rum for "hard". I should also add that Galliano make a version with extra vanilla with purple text on the label that's only 30% ABV. That's not the one you want.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

At Expo 88, in Brisbane Australia, we had the "Slow Comfortable Screw against the Wall". Slow Gin-Southern Comfort-Vodka-Galiano and orange juice.

[@matthewlockhart6243]

First share house, legal drinking age. Sci fi fantasy nerds. We used to make Harvey Wallbangers but called them Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, after Douglas Adam’s hitchhikers guide

[@GiveZeeAChance]

My dad had an old bottle of Galliano at his house when I was still living there. I remember trying a Harvey Wallbanger since it was there, and I thought it was awful. The people who told me about it described it as orange creamsicle, and not only does the anise in Galliano not translate as vanilla, you're absolutely right that it's too thin! If I had Galliano laying around, I'd definitely try yours! It sounds a lot better. And it's funny because I've only recently started watching your content, but I had come to the same conclusions regarding orange juice in cocktails. I used to make gin & juice, but I'd always supplement it with simple, lemon juice, and orange bitters to really round it out

[@davidphillips7196]

My dad made Harvey Wallbangers…and Freddy Fudpuckers!…I always appreciate the history portion of your videos. My dad would always squirt a bit of redi-whip on top! Fond memories 😊

[@user-hs5pz2ml8j]

In the 80's going through the LA area I passed a restaurant bar called Wallbanger's. I think it was near Torrance.

[@shawncook7656]

I remember it well, took my parents to the top of the revolving bar ar Peir 66 in Ft. Lauderdale . Sat and had H. W as the bar revolved around every 66 minutes to view the city at nights.

[@ejbear8403]

Back in the day, when I was young and naive and curious about cocktails, I'd read the ingredients in a Harvey Wallbanger, but never had one. The 1st one I ordered was quite a surprise, as I didn't know the Galliano was floated on top-- 1st sip was Galliano and def. not what I was expecting in an OJ based drink... But I was hooked and stirred them from then on...

[@user-yi2lq6qi1o]

Mr. Erickson, Have you thought about using a sour (seville) orange instead of lemon juice ? It keeps the orange flavor but balances the sweet aspects of the cocktail. The blood and sand might work using (partially) seville orange juice.

[@andrewj2250]

"I mean I like Galliano I like orange juice..." lol

[@conormurphy4328]

Anders continuing his anti-vodka agenda

[@Jams27]

I went to a bartending "school" in Allentown PA. They told us the drink got it's name from the fact that the bottle of Galliano was so large and you hardly ever used it that it was up against the wall and you would constantly be banging into it

[@StevetheBartender_]

I consumed waaay too many of these in my younger years 😂

[@lisab8132]

My parents had one of those really tall Galliano bottles on the floor of our front hall coat closet!

[@lekcom62]

Andrers Mate just got to love your dog what a personality

[@JeffRamsdale]

Many years ago my grandfather, who had a great sense of humor, was telling my aunt about this interesting drink he had tried and she was intrigued and perhaps a little naive and she planned to order it the next time she went out. He told her it was called the "Harvey Ballwanger"

[@Giulioseal]

It exceeded my expectations!!!!

[@ElizabethMendz]

Hola Anders! Amo tú canal!❤ (since you are learning Spanish , it seemed appropriate 😂)

[@AndersErickson]

Love it! Gracias por tu comentario

[@robertgrenader858]

Back in the day, everybody's parents had a giant bottle of Galiano in the bar.

[@chrisdieguez1950]

For that authentic disco vibe, spritz your glass with Aqua Velva and infuse with freshly smoked Marlboros.

[@parrotheadkrm22]

For orange juice cocktails, have you done a Painkiller? My favorite poolside cocktail.

[@claywright2722]

Your version makes a good Freddy Fudpucker too. I never have vodka around but wanted to give it a try.

[@disgustangy4901]

Now here I was thinking that the drink was named after some celebrity in the 70's named Harvey Wallbanger

[@oxxnarrdflame8865]

My dad then I made frozen Wallbangers. They were great. I’m going to give yours a try. Although I have Grand Marnier, I guess it should work??

[@vintagetinrandykehler4824]

I turned legal drinking age "18" in 1980 and ended up at a restaurant called the Venice House in Winnioeg, Canada. The first drink I ever ordered was a Harvey Wallbanger.. Ah, the memories!! LOL

[@alfredanheier4779]

I always check in here Friday afternoons to see whether my Friday cocktail menu needs improvement. I'll pass on this one though, on account of not having either Vodka or Galliano on hand. Your Outro had me laughing out loud when you said that with a totally straight face. Hilarious. It'll be a Rolls Royce for me today, cheers.

[@cecefil]

Anders' Disco Wallbanger!! 🕺 Cheers to '72 right here! 🥃

[@michaels6981]

Add an egg white and serve like a sour. Spritz with more Galliano.

[@colinbayer77]

@AndersErickson you need to do the Azalea cocktail since the Masters at Augusta is this weekend!

[@hofii2]

As a summer '81 baby, I loved the turn of the decade joke at the end.

[@RandyEby-t3k]

Would love more videos taking a stab at improving some of history's... less perfect cocktails. Excited to make this one tn

[@sandu2342]

One of my mom's friends back in the 70s had a cross-eyed siamese cat named Harvey Wallbanger. 🐈‍⬛

[@ProudTexanIsMe]

Mocktail vid!!!

[@ProudTexanIsMe]

I love your videos, but I need somthing I can drink and not just my parents. Thanks :)

[@jmb1101]

My Italian relatives always had the huge bottle of Galliano in the corner. Not sure if anyone ever drank it.