Cold, silky and tasting like an iced mocha with a kick. Coffee liqueur and Irish cream do most of the talking, vodka keeps it from getting cloying, and a little grated chocolate on top finishes the job.
1 oz
vodkae.g. Absolut · Smirnoff · Grey Goose · Ketel One · Belvedere
1 oz
coffee liqueure.g. Kahlúa · Tia Maria · Mr Black · Borghetti
1 oz
Irish cream liqueur e.g. Baileyse.g. Baileys · Carolans · Kerrygold Irish Cream
1 oz
cream for a richer drink (optional)
Garnish: Grated dark chocolate · Ice: Ice cubes
Mudslide
Sweet, creamy and smooth with coffee, cocoa and vanilla notes. Rich and deceptively strong for such a gentle taste.
The Mudslide is usually traced to the Wreck Bar at the Rum Point Club on Grand Cayman in the 1970s. The best-known story says a guest ordered a White Russian, the bar had no fresh cream, and the bartender reached for Irish cream liqueur instead. Whether or not every detail is accurate, the drink became a signature of the island.
From the Caribbean it spread to American bar and restaurant chains, where it was often blended with ice cream into a thick frozen dessert drink and drizzled with chocolate syrup. The original is simpler: equal parts vodka, coffee liqueur and Irish cream, shaken and poured over ice. It belongs to the family of Russian drinks, alongside the Black Russian and White Russian.
A White Russian uses vodka, coffee liqueur and cream. A Mudslide adds or replaces the cream with Irish cream liqueur.
It contains 30 ml vodka plus two liqueurs, so it is stronger than its sweet, creamy taste suggests.
It is usually credited to the Wreck Bar at the Rum Point Club on Grand Cayman in the 1970s.
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