White Russian - Cocktail #4

White Russian (homage a Lebowski), oil on panel, 15 in. x 10 in.   SOLD

Birth date: 1965

Origin: Unknown

In the summer of 2000, Laura and I made an impossible cultural leap by leaving New York City and moving to a blueberry farm in Northwest Indiana. The “off the grid” environment incubated one of our most creatively prolific periods. When the nights got cooler we’d mix up White Russians and burn old drawings in a large fire pit outside our back door. We were simply two people, newly in love, all alone, discovering one another. To this day, whenever I have a White Russian the images of those nights flood back to me and make me smile.

Laura watching the sunset and enjoying a White Russian (August 2000)

Recipe:

• 1 ½ oz. Vodka
• 1 oz. Kahlua coffee liqueur
• 1 oz. cream

In a shaker half filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka and Kahlua. Shake well and strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Layer the cream into the glass by pouring over the back of a bar spoon.