Facts at a glance

This drink is designated as an IBA Official Cocktail
White Russian
A White Russian cocktail made with fresh milk
Type:	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:	Vodka Coffee liqueur
Served:	"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard drinkware:	Old fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients†:	5.0 cl (5 parts) Vodka 2.0 cl (2 parts) Coffee liqueur 3.0 cl (3 parts) Fresh cream
Preparation:	Pour coffee liqueur and vodka directly into old fashioned glass filled with ice. Float fresh cream on the top and stir in slowly.
IBA classifies this as an After Dinner cocktail.

This article is about the alcoholic beverage. For other meanings, see White Russian.

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Origin of the name

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Popular culture

• White Russians are the favored drink of "The Dude" character in The Big Lebowski (where it is often jokingly referred to as a "Caucasian").
• In the movie Catwoman, the title character orders a White Russian with no vodka, no ice, and no Kahlúa, making it simply a glass of cream/milk.
• The term "Virgin White Russian" is sometimes used for a glass of milk.
• White Russians gave name to one of professional wrestler The Sandman's signature maneuvers, the White Russian Leg Sweep.
• White Russian was a popular flavor of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, although it is no longer produced. The ice cream was based on the flavor of the drink, and included Kahlúa flavoring.
• The British indie band The Crimea released a single titled "White Russian Galaxy" in 2003. A re-recorded version of the song appeared on their 2006 album Tragedy Rocks, and was again released as a single.
• Another British band, Marillion, wrote a song titled "White Russian", featured on their 1987 album "Clutching at Straws". The song was not about White Russians, but did reference the drink in one of the verses.
• On two episodes of NBC's Poker After Dark, professional poker player Phil Hellmuth ordered a White Russian in the middle of his match. On the first occassion, Hellmuth was eliminated before he was even able to take his first sip.
• In the online game ,Kingdom of Loathing, a drink called White Canadian is obviously a parody of White Russian.

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Preparation notes

As with all cocktails, various modes of preparation exist, varying according to the recipes and styles of particular bars or mixologists. Most common varieties have adjusted amounts of vodka or coffee liqueur, or mixed brands of coffee liqueur. Shaking the cream in order to thicken it prior to pouring it over the drink is also common. It is important to note that Kahlúa is the brand of coffee liqueur most commonly associated with White Russians, mostly because it has become something of a genericized trademark for coffee liqueur; a recipe for the beverage is also present on the back of a bottle of Kahlúa. A genericized trademark, generic trade mark, generic descriptor, or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name which has become the colloquial or generic description for a particular class of product or service. ...

Variations

See also: Black Russian

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Variations in alcohol

• Colorado Bulldog — use vanilla vodka and add cola to taste.
• Creamy Albino — substitute Puerto Rican Rum for vodka.
• White Cuban — substitute rum for vodka.
• White Trash — substitute whiskey for vodka.
• Gay Russian — substitute cherry brandy for Kahlúa.
• Dublin Bulldog — use vanilla vodka and add cola, substitute creme de menthe for Kahlúa.

Fresh cream substitutions

• Anna Kournikova — substitute skim milk.
• Bolshevik or Blind or Blonde Russian — substitute Irish Cream (e.g., Baileys) liqueur for fresh cream.
• Brown Russian — substitute milk with powdered chocolate (e.g., O'boy).
• Frozen Black Irish — substitute Baileys and vanilla ice cream.
• Cocaine Lady — substitute peppermint liqueur and milk.
• Colin Powell — substitute preprepared chocolate milk.
• Dirty Russian — substitute milk with chocolate syrup.
• Jason Gordon — substitute crushed papaya.
• Russian Yoo-Hoo — substitute Yoo-hoo chocolate beverage.
• Twiz Twist — substitute licorice extract.
• White Almond — substitute Almond milk.
• White Canadian — substitute whole goat's milk.
• White Mexican - substitute Horchata.
• White Vegan — substitute soy milk.
• Yellow Russian or Ho-Ho Express — substitute eggnog.
• Siberian — substitute eggnog and peppermint liquer.
• Stacey-Lee — substitute tequila.

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Additions

• Larry's White Russian — add coconut flavored white rum (e.g. Malibu).
• Mikhail Gorbachev — top with dash of chocolate syrup.
• Russian Bulldog — add cola to taste.
• White Meseta — top off with a shot of bourbon (e.g., Maker's Mark).
• Van Halen Special — Add Amaretto & Rum (Served in Voodoo Lounge, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA)
• Polish Winter — add Vanilla ice cream to the mix and blend in a blender
• Russian Bride — add Creme de Cacao
• Litvinenko — add a shot of Absinthe (so named because it's a White Russian which has been poisoned)
• White Bolshevik - top with a half a shot of Irish Cream (e.g., Baileys) liqueur.
• Caucasian (The Big Lebowski) - add a tad of salt while adding the cream (or milk) this brings out the creamy side of it without thickening it. when doing so you might want to add a little extra sugar (to counter the salty taste)
• White Johnson - add as much Amaretto as Kahlua before adding the milk or cream
• Ivan Drago (Rocky IV) - Combine ingredients in large quantities (a quart or more) to make a giant White Russian

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See also

• List of cocktails

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External links

• Bartenders Database: White Russian
• White Russian Recipe