The dark, coffee-forward ancestor of the White Russian
🥔 Vodka ClassicCreated in 1949 by Belgian bartender Gustave Tops at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels, in honor of the American ambassador. The "Russian" refers to the vodka.
Add cream to a Black Russian and you get a White Russian. The Black Russian is drier and more spirit-forward – a nightcap for those who don't want dairy.