Creamy cocktails can sometimes be a dessert all on their own, they're just that rich and flavorful. It's the core appeal of a boozy milkshake, after all: cream and alcohol just go great together. It's why — or even dare to .
The same brave choices gave us the , one of the archetypal creamy cocktails, which was invented by introducing heavy cream to a Black Russian's combo of vodka and coffee liqueur. Two offshoots of the White Russian — the bushwacker and the mudslide — offer up unique spins on the classic, but, despite their shared ancestry, they differ in key ways. Chiefly, the bushwacker is made with a rum base and cream of coconut, while the mudslide retains the White Russian's vodka.
But there's other nuances that further distinguish these sweet treats, from differences in body and texture to place of origin. Rum vs. vodka: what makes a bushwacker and a mudslide The bushwacker typically blends and cream of coconut with Kahlúa, creme de cacao, whole milk, and, crucially, ice.
Its slushy consistency is perhaps its defining characteristic (though a mudslide can be blended with ice as well), and the chocolate syrup and nutmeg that top it off make it truly decadent. This is one to stick a straw in. The mudslide, however, is a frothier cocktail better for slow sips.
Starting with the same ingredients as a White Russian, the mudslide is born by adding Baileys Irish cream. It can also be topped with chocolate — syrup or shaved. As the drink is relatively simple, there'.
