Black velvet can refer to several different things:
The Black Velvet Cocktail of stout and sparkling white wine (e.g. Guinness and Champagne).
Black velvet is also velvet fabric that is coloured black. Black velvet is frequently used as a medium for paintings. It is the traditional vehicle for painted portraits of Elvis Presley, and for many other subjects meant to be seen under the light of a black light bulb.
An afforrdable brand of [whiskey] produced in Canada, consumed freguenly by members of "g-unit" in the city of Santa Cruz, California, and by assumption by poor college students America (and poosibly Canada)-wide.
BlackVelvet uses only the finest rye grains, corn and crystal clear Canadian waters to make a unique whisky known throughout the world for its velvety smoothness and premium quality.
Originally called “Black Label,” the name was changed to “BlackVelvet” at the suggestion of Jack Napier to reflect its uncommon velvety taste and smoothness.
BlackVelvet was so successful when first introduced to the Canadian market in 1951 that it had to be rationed to local liquor stores.
Garish images of Elvis, voluptuous pin-up girls, jungle fantasies and religious scenes are common themes in flvelvetpaintings, a kitsch tradition that gained popularity from the 1950s to the 1970s.
The popularity of American flvelvetpainting can be traced to the work of one man known as the "American Gauguin" -- Edgar Leeteg, a native of Sacramento, California, who lived and painted in Tahiti from 1933-to-1953.
Leeteg's vast output of thousands of flvelvetpaintings served as the inspiration for imitators who flocked to create a vast industry churning out a form of art that would be indelibly associated with tourism.
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