NO. 030 · A CLASSIC HOUSE SPEC
White Russian
Coffee, cream, and a most agreeable lack of urgency.
- The glass
- Rocks glass
- The method
- Built
- With ingredients ready
- 3 min · Easy
Our house measures and instructions. No tasting by The Drink Place has been recorded.
What this means
- Recipe basis
- A house specification authored for this collection.
- Preparation
- Complete measured ingredients and instructions. No individual editorial method review is recorded.
- House tasting
- Not recorded. A reference, editorial review, or AI photograph does not establish a taste test.
THE QUIET PREPARATION
Before the first pour.
with ingredients ready
Set out rocks glass for each drink. Keep the tools and prepared ingredients within reach.
- Jigger or graduated measure
- Bar spoon
- Kitchen scale
A PROPER POUR BEGINS HERE
The ingredients.
- 50 ml
- 25 ml
- 25 ml
Exact measures for one drink. Fresh ice is part of the method.
US fluid ounces convert the exact milliliter specification and round to three decimal places.
A LITTLE CEREMONY
The method.
Prepare your glass
Set out a clean rocks glass for each serving. Add 120 g of fresh cubed ice to each glass just before pouring.
Measure into the glass
Pour the measured vodka and coffee liqueur over fresh ice and stir gently.
Finish gently
Pour the measured cream slowly over the back of a spoon. Stir gently before drinking.
The finishing touch
Add the measured garnish and serve immediately.
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