For this week, a classic cocktail that has enjoyed a healthy resurgence due almost entirely to the cult success of the Cohen brothers new-classic film, The Big Lebowski, which convincingly glorifies a slacker's lifestyle of bowling, bathrobes, and lazy justice. If you don't know it, I can't describe it. It has to be experienced. This week's feature drink was tasty before, but after 1998, it became the drink everyone wishes they invented. Indeed, such a following was generated, that Lebowski Festival was born in his honor. Without further delay...

WEEK 41:

White Russian

2 ounces vodka
1 ounce Kahlúa
1 ounce heavy cream

Option #1: Pour the vodka and Kahlúa over ice in an old-fashioned glass and stir. Float cream on top.
Option #2: Stir the vodka and Kahlúa in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a chilled glass. Float cream on top.
Option #3: Combine all the ingredients in a blender with a half cup of ice. Blend until smooth. Serve in a chilled glass.

Make it any way you like, the dairy substitutes for cream are endless—hell, use skim milk if that's all you have. But if you're anything like The Dude, you'll prep yours using option #1, the easiest and most direct route to your taste bud's pleasure. As with any cream-based drink, it's more about sipping yourself into a good buzz than tying one on. Don the bathrobe, put your feet up, and if only for one night, be as big as Lebowski. Imbibe and abide, friends.
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