IBA official cocktail | |
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Type | Cocktail |
Base spirit | |
Served | On the rocks: poured over ice |
Standard drinkware | Old fashioned glass |
IBA specified ingredients† |
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Preparation | Pour the ingredients into the old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Stir gently. |
Commonly served | After dinner |
† Black Russian recipe at International Bartenders Association |
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.[1]
The drink is made by pouring the vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes or cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass and stirring.[2] The Black Russian is often garnished with a lemon slice and a Luxardo maraschino cherry on a stick.[3]