Black Russian

The Black Russian is a cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur. It contains 50 ml vodka and 20 ml coffee liqueur, per IBA specified ingredients.

This article is about a cocktail. For African diaspora in Russia, see Afro-Russian. For other uses, see Black Russian (disambiguation).
Black Russian
IBA official cocktail
A black Russian cocktail
TypeCocktail
Base spirit
  • Vodka
ServedOn the rocks: poured over ice
Standard drinkware Old fashioned glass
IBA specified
ingredients†
  • 50 ml Vodka
  • 20 ml Coffee liqueur
PreparationPour the ingredients into the old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Stir gently.
Commonly servedAfter dinner
† Black Russian recipe at International Bartenders Association

The drink is made by pouring the vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes or cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass and stirring. The Black Russian is often garnished with a lemon slice and a Luxardo maraschino cherry on a stick.

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