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Here's how to make a Black Russian! This coffee-flavored vodka cocktail is perfect for after dinner drinks or an afternoon pick-me-up.

Black Russian (Coffee Cocktail!)

(4 tablespoons) vodka

(2 tablespoons) Kahlua*

Ice, for serving (try clear ice)

For the garnish: cocktail cherry (optional)

Add the vodka and Kahlua to a mixing glass and fill with it ice. Stir until cold.

Strain the drink into an ice filled lowball glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

The Black Russian drink is an easy to make and enjoy cocktail that is made from two simple ingredients; Kahlua and Vodka.

Black Russian

Kahlua (or another similar coffee liqueur)

Vodka

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice.

Shake until the shaker is cold to the touch.

Pour over ice into an old fashioned glass and serve.

The Black Russian first appeared in 1949 and is ascribed to Gustave Tops, a Belgian barman, who created it at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels in honour of Perle Mesta, then United States Ambassador to Luxembourg. Simple - yet a classic.

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