White Russian

A long pour of vodka and coffee liqueur over ice, laced with a slow float of fresh cream that softens it into something dessert-like and easy. It descends from the 1949 Black Russian—reputedly first mixed by bartender Gustave Tops at Brussels's Hotel Metropole—gaining its cream and its name only in the 1960s. Long a quiet after-dinner staple, it found cult fame as the drink of choice for The Dude in The Big Lebowski.

CoffeeContains DairyClassicAfter Dinner

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozVodka
  • 0.75 ozCoffee Liqueur
  • 1 ozHeavy Cream(floated)

Preparation

Built · Rocks · Cubed

  1. 1.

    build

    Fill a rocks (old fashioned) glass with ice cubes.

  2. 2.

    add

    Pour the vodka and coffee liqueur over the ice.

  3. 3.

    top

    Float the fresh cream on top.

  4. 4.

    stir

    Stir slowly to lace the cream through the drink.

Flavor Profile

body
37%
viscosity
31%
creamy
30%
heat
22%
sweet
17%
bitter
13%
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