The White Russian

Ian Fleming wrote twelve novels about James Bond, establishing such a reputation of the character that other novelists continued the tradition with more works of fiction, all of which have inspired 22 film adaptations to date. Though it didn't take ALL of that to associate the "shaken, not stirred" martini with him, James Bond is one of the only popular culture characters to be directly associated with a specific cocktail.

Of course, it only took one film for The Dude to be forever associated with the cocktail known as the White Russian. Though The Dude also referred to them as Caucasians, any Big Lebowski fan will attest that it's impossible to think of this cocktail without thinking of The Dude. Throughout the film, The Dude drinks about 9 of these, including the one that was drugged by Jackie Treehorn, the guy who "treats objects like women."

Pop culture association aside, White Russians are dangerously delicious cocktails; The Dude had good taste. Consisting of vodka, coffee liquor (usually Kahlua) and cream (or 1/2 & 1/2, milk, etc.), what you get is a creamy concoction that goes down easy. Since the drink is basically a creamy coffee flavored drink, coffee drinkers with a love for the various flavors of Coffee-Mate can add a unique spin to the drink (Coffee-Mate comes in seasonal flavors such as Eggnog, Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint Mocha as well as interesting Italian-inspired flavors like Creme Brulee, Tiramisu and Hazelnut Biscotti).

Traditional or not, just remember when you're drinking a White Russian, stay away from nihilists, don't roll on Shabbos, refrain from peeing on anyone's rug and if anyone bumps into you, be sure to say "hey! careful man, there's a beverage here!" The Dude abides.