Black Russian

There is a lot of incorrect information about this drink out there; being spread everywhere and it has been going on for nearly as long as the drink has been around. So let's set the record straight, a few early printings of this drink are found here:

Program from The Cleveland Orchestra in 1963

"Simple, like all things of greatness, the Black Russian is sweeping the nation and has attained a new peak of popular demand. Are you ready? Kahlua Coffee Liqueur. Far and away the most popular coffee liqueur in the world!"

Official guide: New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 by Time, inc in 1964

"drinks and desserts as the Black Russian cocktail... Another collector's item: the rare and wonderful recipe book of Kahlua drinks and desserts"

It is fair to say that Kahlua is partially responsible for the confusion with this drink. They teamed with smirnoff in 1942 -1950's and placed several advertisements promoting a Kahlua and Smirnoff Vodka Black Russian in Time Magazine.

This is why most cocktail historians believe that this drink was traditionally served with Kahlua. Gustav Tops may have made a kahlua and vodka drink for some royalty in the 1950's, although a search for the Hotel and Gustav Tops himself yielded no results. Even if it is true, it is not an original black russian.

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