About the Black Russian cocktail
The Black Russian is a simple two-ingredient cocktail made with vodka and coffee liqueur served over ice. It is bold, cold, and direct, with vodka giving the drink structure while the coffee liqueur adds roasted bitterness, sweetness, and dark coffee flavor.
The Black Russian predates the better-known White Russian, which later became a pop culture icon thanks to The Big Lebowski. Without cream, the Black Russian is leaner, darker, and more coffee-forward, especially when made with a drier coffee liqueur. It drinks like an espresso cocktail stripped down to its bare essentials.
