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 is not traditionally Russian, but is so named due to vodka being ...
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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 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 after World War I. This may actually be a...
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