White Russian (cocktail) Russian" in the sense of a cocktail as appearing in California's "Oakland Tribune" on November 21, 1965. It was placed in the newspaper as an insert: "White Russian. 1 oz. each Southern, vodka, cream", with "Southern" referring to Coffee Southern, a short-lived brand of coffee liqueur by Southern Comfort. Though long regarded as a boring and unsophisticated drink, the White Russian saw a surge in popularity after the 1998 release of the film "The Big Lebowski", throughout which it appears as the protagonist's beverage of choice. As with all cocktails, various modes of preparation exist, varying according to the recipes
Black Nail Black Nail A Black Nail cocktail is a mixture of Irish Mist and Irish Whiskey and orange zest. A Black Nail can be served in an old-fashioned glass on the rocks, neat, or "up" in a stemmed glass. It is most commonly served over ice. A Black Nail served without ice is sometimes called a Straight Black Nail. The Black Nail cocktail was invented sometime between 1947 and 1952. The Black Nail cocktail drink started as a St. Patrick's Day specialty in New York after Desmond E. Williams invented Irish Mist a brown whiskey liqueur in 1947. The Black Nail