TheBlack Russian is acocktail ofvodka andcoffee liqueur. It contains 50 ml vodka and 20 ml coffee liqueur, perIBA specified ingredients.[1]
The drink is made by pouring the vodka and coffee liqueur overice cubes or cracked ice in anold-fashioned glass and stirring.[2] The Black Russian is often garnished with a lemon slice and a Luxardo maraschino cherry on a stick.[3]
The cocktail is mentioned by the Italian judicial and criminal witness Alberto Biggiogero during testimony in the trial concerning the death of Giuseppe Uva, a case covered by the television program Un giorno in pretura.
In the filmThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, the protagonist Frank Drebin (played by Leslie Nielsen) orders the famous drink in one scene.
