Black Russian and the blackness of the coffee liqueur. Black Russian The Black Russian is a cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur. It contains five parts vodka to two parts coffee liqueur, per IBA specified ingredients. Traditionally, the drink is made by pouring the vodka over ice cubes or cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass, followed by the coffee liqueur. This combination first appeared in 1949 and is ascribed to Gustave Tops, a Belgian barman, who created it at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels in honor of Perle Mesta, then United States Ambassador to Luxembourg. The cocktail owes its name to the
Black Nail cocktail consists of 3/4 ounce Irish whiskey and 3/4 Irish Mist with orange zest twist to garnish. Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes and then add the Irish whiskey and then Irish Mist. Garnish the cocktail with the orange zest twist and then serve immediately. Variations of the classic Black Nail cocktail recipe have been made including Difford's Guide Black Nail #1 and Black Nail #2. 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