White Russian Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients 2 parts Vodka
part Kahlua
top up Cream
5 Ice cubes
Method 1. Shake the vodka and kahlua together.
2. Pour the mixture over ice in a tumbler.
3. Top up with the cream and serve.
Serves: 1
Preparation time: 2 mins
White Russian History and Origin
A White Russian is a sweet cocktail made from vodka, coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa or Tia Maria), and cream served in an old-fashioned glass with ice. Milk or Half & Half or Baileys Irish Cream is often used as a substitute for cream. In recent years since the release of the cult film The Big Lebowski white russians have seen a resurgence amongst the current youth culture. The drink now has a primarily male following thanks in part to the character “The Dude”’s own interests.
The drink is not traditionally Russian, but is so named due to vodka being the primary ingredient. The “White Russians” were an anti-Bolshevik group from the Russian Civil War.
The Oxford English Dictionary online refers to the first mention of the word “White Russian” in the sense of a cocktail as appearing in the Oakland (California) Tribune on 21 November 1965. It was placed in the newspaper as an insert: “White Russian. 1 oz. each Coffee Southern, vodka, cream.” However, origins are speculative. It is also perceived to have been introduced as a dessert cocktail for men after World War I. This may actually be a misunderstanding of people incorrectly relating the drink to the anti-Bolshevik group. The drink’s popularity tends to wax and wane, reaching highs in the 1970s and again in the late 1990s until today, the latter partially due to the cocktail’s prominent exposure in The Big Lebowski. They have mostly been popular among men
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