Why? Because you’ll end up spending eight hours staring at the ceiling wondering why your eyelids are welded open. Yes, to call this drink a pick-me-up is an understatement, but it’s also delicious - providing you use good quality ingredients. There are a few twists on the recipe, but Jamie Oliver recommends shaking up 50 ml Grey Goose vodka, 35ml coffee liqueur and a shot (25ml) of espresso coffee with ice. Then pour through a strainer into a martini glass and you’re done. Unless you want to sprinkle a few coffee beans on top for effect.
I had my first White Russian as a teenager: Smirnoff Red and on-the-turn semi-skimmed milk from my mate’s mum’s fridge. But the White Russian-guzzling Dude in The Big Lebowski re-ignited my (and many others’) interest in this classic kitsch cocktail.
