abstract:A Red Russian is a cocktail named for its red color. A Red Russian is usually made up of equal parts Vodka and either cherry liqueur or strawberry schnapps.
The name Rdeysky actually came from the word "red, tolookred" (in Russian). The moss is looking redin the light of sunbeams, that'swhere the title of an area came from.
Filaree Farm in Okanogan, Wash. (509-422-6940, www.filareefarm.com), sells some of the spiciest stuff available, including the red-tipped Persian Star from Uzbekistan and Russian Inferno from, interestingly enough, Spokane, Wash.