Slurp up cinema: recreating drinks from the silver screen
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Welcome to Gulp Fiction, in this series we recreate drinks from cinema, and encourage you to rewatch the classics with a drink in hand; join us as we sip on cinema. Today, we’re bowling, smoking, and slurping up countless White Russians with the ultimate dude in THE BIG LEBOWSKI.
In this Coen Brothers' classic, a case of mistaken identity sees slacker and bowling fanatic, Jefferey "The Dude" Lebowski entwined in a tale of kidnapping, and a missing rug. The first time we meet The Dude, he is meandering around a supermarket in search of cream to prepare his signature drink, the White Russian.
Despite what its name suggests, the White Russian was actually created in a hotel bar in Belgium, the "Russian" refers to the vodka base of the cocktail. The basic make up of a White Russian is two parts vodka, to two parts coffee liquor, to one part double cream. Leave out the dairy, and it becomes a Black Russian.
El Duderino is rarely seen without his favourite tipple in hand, drinking a whopping nine White Russians (read: Caucasians) during the movie, that's one every 12 minutes. Though we hope you enjoy this recipe, we don't encourage the same rate of consumption.
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WHITE RUSSIAN
Features a staggering 9 times throughout The Big Lebowski
INGREDIENTS (serves 1)
50 ml vodka
50 ml coffee liquor (such as Kahlua)
25 ml double cream
Ice to serve
METHOD
Fill a short tumbler with ice.
Pour over 50 ml of vodka, and, 50 ml of coffee liquor and mix to combine.
Pour over 25ml of double cream, and stir to combine*
*nb: If you want the cream to sit in a layer on top of the alcohol, then first, lightly whip the double cream for a couple of minutes to slightly thicken it, then very slowly pour into the glass, over the back of a spoon. Mix before drinking.
