Black Russian

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Black Russian
IBA official cocktail
Black Russian.jpg
A Black Russian cocktail
TypeCocktail
Primary alcohol by volume
ServedOn the rocks; poured over ice
Standard drinkware
Old Fashioned Glass.svg
Old fashioned glass
IBA specified
ingredientsdagger
  • 50 ml Vodka
  • 20 ml Coffee liqueur
PreparationPour the ingredients into the old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Stir gently.
TimingAfter dinner
dagger Black Russian recipe at International Bartenders Association

The Black Russian is a cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur. It contains 50 ml vodka and 20 ml coffee liqueur, per IBA specified ingredients.[1] Traditionally, the drink is made by pouring the vodka over ice cubes or cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass, followed by the coffee liqueur.[2]

This combination first appeared in 1949 and is ascribed to Gustave Tops, a Belgian barman, who created it at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels in honor of Perle Mesta, then United States Ambassador to Luxembourg.[3] The cocktail owes its name to the use of vodka, a typical Russian spirit, and the blackness of the coffee liqueur.

Variations[]

  • Dirty Black Russian, Tall Black Russian, Australian Black Russian or Colorado Bulldog: served in a highball glass and topped up with cola.[4]
  • Black Magic: served with a dash of lemon juice and a lemon twist to garnish.[5]
  • Irish Russian or Smooth Black Russian: served with a head of Guinness.[3][6]
  • Brown Russian: served in a highball glass and topped with ginger ale.[7]
  • Brando Russian: served with dashes of orange bitters to taste, and a twist of orange peel.[citation needed]
  • Belarusian or White Russian: served with milk or cream.[1]
  • Muddy Water or Blind Russian: served with Irish cream. If you add cream to this, it's called a Mudslide.
  • Mind Eraser: served with coffee liqueur and sparkling water.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Black Russian". IBA World. 29 April 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "SpiritDrinks.com - Black Russian". SpiritDrinks. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Regan, Gary (8 September 2008). "Behind The Drink: Black Russian". Liquor.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Tall Black Russian". Fluid Trade. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  5. ^ "Black Magic". in-the-spirit.co.uk. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "Smooth Black Russian recipe". DrinksMixer.com. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  7. ^ "Brown Russian". SpiritDrinks. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "The Mind Eraser: Vodka Drinks We Love". Liquor.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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