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Black Russian
Two ingredients, deep coffee flavor and a clean vodka backbone.
- Base spirit
- Vodka
- Origin
- Brussels, Belgium
- Period
- 1949
- Creator
- Gustave Tops
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Vodka50 ml
- Coffee liqueur20 ml
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Ice
- Ice cubes
- Garnish
- None
- Technique
- Built
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 2 min
Method
- 01
Fill an old fashioned glass with ice.
- 02
Pour all ingredients into the glass.
- 03
Stir gently for 10–15 seconds.
- 04
Serve without garnish.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Roasted coffee, vanilla
- Finish
- Sweet coffee
- Character
- Simple, rich nightcap
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created in 1949 by Gustave Tops at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels for Perle Mesta, the US ambassador to Luxembourg. Adding cream later produced the White Russian.
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