| Iba: | yes |
| Yellow bird | |
| Sourcelink: | yellow-bird |
| Type: | cocktail |
| Rum: | yes |
| Served: | straight |
| Drinkware: | cocktail |
| Ingredients: |
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| Timing: | All day |
| Prep: | Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass |
Yellow bird is a Caribbean cocktail.[1]
The origins of the yellow bird name is unclear.[2] Some sources mention that the cocktail was named after the Haitian tune "Yellow Bird",[2] [3] that was first rewritten in English in 1957[2] that became a sort of national anthem of the Caribbean due to the popularity of Harry Belafonte's recording.[3] Hawaiian singer Arthur Lyman, one of the influencers of the tiki culture's exotica music, released a version of the song which rose to number four in July 1961 on the Billboard charts and was played weekly at Shell Bar in The Hawaii Village, a possible birthplace of the cocktail.[2]
Others argue that it was not named after the song and obtains the name from its sunny color resulting from Galliano, a golden, sweet vanilla-anise Italian liqueur[4] or from its color combination of yellow and orange fruits that are accompanied by a golden rum.[5] The IBA does not include this latter ingredient.[6]