Message 19521 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> That's quite a tale, but all a bit vague.
> I'll grant that the Vodka/Kahlua mix was first made in America, but 
> it was probably much later than the "odourless whiskey" campaign. 
> It doesn't seem like an ad campaign product, and doesn't seem to be 
> linked to Smirnoff specifically. The "Russian" in the make is an easy 
> given for any bartender to name it.

Lol, like I said, I won't stand behind it, it's just a guess.  The reason I 
link it to Smirnoff is because the company has had a history of pulling little 
stunts like that, so I wouldn't put it beyond them to name a drink to gain 
attention.  Don't forget that smirnoff was also one of the very first vodka's 
to hit the states and any attention, even bad (linking it with the enemy) was 
good.  BTW, I agree, it was well after the odourless whiskey campaign...I'm 
just using that as a reference to how they operated when the company was still 
young.

Again I say, it's a guess based on logic...and the logic is there (and not 
far-reaching), I just don't know if the theory is close to true.  It's 
entirely possible that a new york bartender would have just made the name up 
one day after deciding a Kahlua and Cream just wasn't enough for him.  I wish 
somebody knew where the history on the name was, I'm really curious now.

> Tried a "Golden Russian" with Galliano? It's one of only 3 drinks I 
> actually find Galliano good for.

I was shown one a few months back that was made as a Long Island with Galliano 
instead of coke.  I was surprised when it tasted pretty good (I really don't 
like LIITs).  The banana flavor really smoothes out the harshness that a LIIT 
has.

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Cody