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Black Russian（ブラック・ロシアン）

Black Russian served in a old-fashioned glass glass
ブラック・ロシアン · 1949Old-fashioned glass · Built

Vodka and coffee liqueur — the Iron Curtain in a rocks glass.

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01Recipe

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House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Vodka50 ml
Coffee Liqueur20 ml

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Pour the ingredients into the old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.

  2. 02

    Stir gently.

  3. 03

    strain ingredients into old fashioned glass filled with ice.

  4. 04

    NOTE: WHITE RUSSIAN – Float fresh cream on the top and stir in slowly.

Garnish — N/A

02Taste profile

Sweetness
30Light
Sourness*
0Faint
Bitterness
30Light
Fruitiness
40Moderate
Herbal*
0Faint
Alcohol
80Intense
Crisp
15Faint

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Bartender Gustave Tops mixed it at the Hotel Metropole, Brussels c.1949 for Perle Mesta, the 'hostess with the mostest'. Cold-war name, two ingredients, no garnish needed.

Float cream and it becomes a White Russian — the Dude's order.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Hotel Metropole, Brussels

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • IBA Official Cocktails

    IBA Official Cocktails

    International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official

    • Vodka50 ml
    • Coffee liqueur20 ml

    Pour the ingredients into the old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Stir gently. strain ingredients into old fashioned glass filled with ice. NOTE: WHITE RUSSIAN – Float fresh cream on the top and stir in slowly.

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