Suzie McBoozy looks at the White Russian

BY SUSAN McCULLOUGH – susan@ragazine.co.uk

A WHITE Russian is a sweet, after-dinner cocktail made up of vodka, coffee liqueur ( e.g. Kahlua or Tia Maria) and cream, typically served up in an old-fashioned glass with ice.

The name is mis-leading as the drink is not traditionally Russian, but instead derives from the fact that vodka is the primary ingredient.

The first mention of the White Russian seems to be in a cocktail receipe that appeared in the Oakland (California) Tribune on 21 November 1965 which showed up as the insert : “White Russian. 1oz. each Coffee Southern, vodka cream.”