<Tr> <Th> Preparation </Th> <Td> Pour coffee liqueur and vodka into an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice . Float fresh cream on top and stir slowly . </Td> </Tr> <P> A White Russian is a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa or Tia Maria), and cream served with ice in an Old Fashioned glass . Often milk will be used as an alternative to cream . </P> <P> The traditional cocktail known as a Black Russian, which first appeared in 1949, becomes a White Russian with the addition of cream . Neither drink is Russian in origin, but both are so named due to vodka being the primary ingredient . It is unclear which drink preceded the other . </P> <P> The Oxford English Dictionary refers to the first mention of the word "White 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 . </P>

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