When is National Harvey Wallbanger Day?

Wednesday November 8th

On November 8th, National Harvey Wallbanger Day in the United States celebrates 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.

Hosts Harvey Wallbangers were served at a chili tasting in San Diego in 1968, along with a brief history of the drink's origins. All that remained of a Laguna Beach party, according to the article, included vodka, Galliano, and orange juice. Harvey remained, banging his head against the wall when the party-goers left.

Donato ‘duke' antone

However, Donato 'Duke' Antone, the accepted lore three-time world champion bartender, deserves praise for the cocktail's creation. He operated Duke's Blackwatch Bar on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and he was the head of Duke's Blackwatch Bar. Antone has earned quite a few awards for popular beverages over the years.. As a bartender, his resume was impressive – the Rusty Nail, White Russian, and Flaming Russian. In 1952, a surfer named Tony Wallbanger inspired the cocktail, according to the bartending wizard. The Laguna Beach party, perhaps, is a recreation of Antone's. However, no one has been able to pinpoint the inspiration surfer.

Harvey Wallbanger, a little known in the San Diego area until about 1968, remained a little mystery until then. Bill Young, a graphic artist, joined George Bednar, a marketing manager for McKesson Imports Company (the maker of Galliano), with whom he collaborated with graphic artist Bill Young. Their marketing campaign introduced a Harvey Wallbanger character that exploded into commercial success in the late 1960s and 1970s...