AuthorThe Cocktails Must FlowCategoryCoffee Liqueur, VodkaDifficultyBeginnerThe 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. The cocktail owes its name to the use of vodka, a typical Russian spirit, and the blackness of the coffee liqueur.
50 ml vodka
20 ml coffee liqueur
1
Add ice to a lowball/tumbler.
2
Pour the vodka and coffee liqueur over the ice.
3
Gently stir.
[cocktail-ingredients]
Ingredients
50 ml vodka
20 ml coffee liqueur
Directions
1
Add ice to a lowball/tumbler.
2
Pour the vodka and coffee liqueur over the ice.
3
Gently stir.