The white Russian, interestingly, stems from a more formal setting and was concocted by a Belgian bartender in the late 1940s to mark the visit of a U.S. Ambassador.

Jason Momoa and Blaine Halvorson talk to Erik Ofgang at Kyma in New York City, Sept. 8, 2024. Corinne Ofgang. Vodka has a strange history in the U.S.