Colorado Bulldog
ClassicA White Russian with a splash of cola — creamy, fizzy and moreish.
Creamy, sweet and effervescent. Coffee liqueur and cream give it a milkshake softness, then the cola arrives with caramel fizz and just enough bite to stop it cloying. Vodka keeps it quietly boozy underneath. A grown-up ice-cream float.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Vodka
- 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
- 1 oz Heavy Cream
- Cola to top
- Maraschino cherry · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Build the vodka, coffee liqueur and cream over cubed ice in a highball glass.
- 2
Stir gently to combine.
- 3
Top with chilled cola.
- 4
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
The Story
The Colorado Bulldog is what happens when a White Russian meets a Cuba Libre: the creamy coffee base of the Russian, lengthened and lifted with a splash of cola. It surfaced in the 1970s and '80s, when creamy, crowd-pleasing "dessert" drinks were everywhere, and it endures because the cola does something clever — its acidity and fizz cut the richness and keep the whole thing dangerously easy to drink.
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