Mudslide
Coffee and cream, dessert-style.
Vodka, coffee liqueur and Irish cream in equal parts, shaken and served over ice. A richer cousin of the White Russian, ideal after dinner.
- After dinner
- Shaken
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Medium
- Time
- 2 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- Cubes
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Vodka
30 ml
-
Coffee liqueur
30 ml
-
Irish cream liqueur
30 ml
-
Cream (optional)
30 ml
Garnish
- Ground cinnamon (optional)
- Maraschino cherry (optional)
Proportions
How to make
- Pour the vodka into the shaker.
- Add the coffee liqueur.
- Add the Irish cream liqueur.
- Add the cream if you like.
- Fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake well.
- Fill an old fashioned glass with ice.
- Strain into the glass.
- Optionally, cinnamon and a cherry.
The story
Origins
LegendA story passed down, not confirmed by the sources.
According to the most common story, the Mudslide was born in the 1970s at the Wreck Bar of the Rum Point Club, on the north coast of Grand Cayman. A guest supposedly ordered a White Russian, but there was no cream in the fridge: the bartender, remembered as Old Judd, replaced it with Irish cream liqueur. The bar itself admits the drink may have been born elsewhere, though it has adopted it as its own, and sources openly call the story unverified. According to the Wreck Bar, its recipe, served over ice, has stayed almost unchanged since the 1980s. The frozen version with vanilla ice cream, popular in the United States, is a later elaboration.
Sources (3)
- Difford's Guide — Mudslide (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- VinePair — The Story Behind the Mudslide (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- Tasting Table — The 1970s Ingredient Swap That Created The Mudslide Cocktail (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
Taste profile
- Sweet
- 4 out of 5
- Creamy
- 4 out of 5
- Strong
- 2 out of 5
