Contrary to its name, the first Black Russian was actually created by a bartender named Gustave Tops from what country?

While working at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels, Belgian bartender Gustave Tops concocted the very first Black Russian in 1949. The cocktail was created in honor of Perle Mesta, who, at the time, was serving as the US ambassador to Luxembourg. This drink contains vodka and coffee liqueur, with its name referring to the use of vodka, a traditional Russian spirit.

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