Black Russian Explained
| Iba: | yes |
| Sourcelink: | black-russian |
| Black Russian |
| Type: | cocktail |
| Vodka: | yes |
| Served: | rocks |
| Drinkware: | old |
| Ingredients: | - 50 ml Vodka
- 20 ml Coffee liqueur
|
| Prep: | Pour the ingredients into the old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Stir gently. |
| Timing: | After dinner |
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]
The drink is made by pouring the vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes or cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass and stirring.[2] The Black Russian is often garnished with a lemon slice and a Luxardo maraschino cherry on a stick.[3]
History
The Black Russian cocktail 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.[4] 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.[5]
- Black magic: served with a dash of lemon juice and a lemon twist to garnish.[6]
- Irish Russian or smooth Black Russian: served with a head of Guinness.[4] [7]
- Brown Russian: served in a highball glass and topped with ginger ale.[8]
- Belarusian or white Russian: served with milk or cream.[1]
- Mudslide: served with Irish cream, either fresh cream or ice cream, with or without chocolate sauce rim.[9]
- Mind eraser: topped up with sparkling water.[10]
- Paralyzer: Made with cola and milk in addition to vodka and coffee liqueur.[11]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Black Russian. live. December 6, 2021. IBA World. 29 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609011406/https://iba-world.com/black-russian/. 2021-06-09.
- Web site: SpiritDrinks.com - Black Russian . SpiritDrinks . July 12, 2010.
- Web site: Black Russian. January 24, 2022. Difford's Guide for Discerning Drinkers.
- Web site: Regan. Gary . Behind The Drink: Black Russian . Liquor.com . 8 September 2008 . 6 September 2019.
- Web site: Tall Black Russian . Fluid Trade . June 8, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091103184824/http://www.fluidtrade.co.uk/cocktailview.aspx?CocktailID=303&x=0 . November 3, 2009 .
- Web site: Black Magic . in-the-spirit.co.uk . June 8, 2010 . November 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161105062645/http://www.in-the-spirit.co.uk/cocktails/view_cocktail.php?id=35 . dead .
- Web site: Smooth Black Russian recipe. DrinksMixer.com. June 8, 2010. May 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517021531/http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink2057.html. dead.
- Web site: Brown Russian . SpiritDrinks . July 23, 2010.
- Web site: Mudslide . Difford's Guide . 26 July 2021.
- Web site: The Mind Eraser: Vodka Drinks We Love. 2021-06-13. Liquor.com. en.
- Web site: Vodka Paralyzer. All Recipes . 11 March 2023.
