This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail
Black Russian
A Black Russian cocktail
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Vodka
Served:	"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard drinkware:	Old fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients†:	Vodka Coffee Liqueur Coke
Preparation:	Pour the ingredients into the old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Stir gently.
†Black Russian recipe at International Bartenders Association }}

This article is about the alcoholic beverage. For the cigarette, please see Sobranie (cigarette)

The Black Russian is a cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur, sometimes topped up with Coca Cola. It is traditionally poured over crushed ice in an old-fashioned glass. An IBA Official Cocktail is one of several cocktails selected by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) for use in the annual World Cocktail Competition (WCC)[1] in bartending. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Main article: Cocktail Wikibooks Bartending has a page on the topic of Cocktails A cocktail is a style of mixed drink made predominantly with a distilled beverage, such as vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, or tequila, mixed with another drink other than water. ... Vodka bottling machine, Shatskaya Vodka Shatsk, Russia Vodka (Polish: wódka, Russian: водка) is one of the worlds most popular distilled beverages. ... Image File history File links Old_Fashioned_Glass. ... An old fashioned glass The old fashioned glass is commonly found in bars and pubs, it is not very tall but is a little wider than the Hi-Ball, making it suitable for cocktails that have fewer ingredients. ... An IBA Official Cocktail is one of several cocktails selected by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) for use in the annual World Cocktail Competition (WCC)[1] in bartending. ... Sobranie Cocktail Cigarettes The Sobranie cigarette brands are produced in various places in Europe by the Gallaher Group. ... A poster of African Reparation, Reconciliation and Restoration Conference The dispersion of Africans during and after the trans-Atlantic slave trade and others enroute to India as slaves and source of labor. ... A traditional cocktail. ... Coca-Cola is a cola (a type of carbonated soft drink) sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 200 countries. ...

This combination of dark beverages first appeared in 1949, and is ascribed to the Belgian barman Gustave Tops, who created it at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels in honor of Perle Mesta, then US ambassador to Luxembourg. The cocktail owes its name to the dark period of the Cold War with the Soviet Union and is considered to be the ancestor of coffee cocktails. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Photograph of the first Solvay conference in 1911 at the Hotel Metropole. ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... Perle Mesta (October 12, 1889, Sturgis, Michigan - March 16, 1975, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) was an American society figure, political hostess, and ambassador to Luxembourg (1949 - 1953). ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ...

The Black Russian is a good drink to order, instead of the White Russian, in unfamiliar bars or pubs, because of the often questionable quality of milk or cream used in the preparation of the latter. This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ...

A variation is the Tall Black Russian, prepared in the same manner as a Black Russian, except that it is served in a taller glass and topped up with Cola. A bottled Tall Black Russian was recently released commercially to be sold in pubs, clubs and stores. In the Republic of Ireland it is common to top this with a Guinness float. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• White Russian