CLASSIC · VODKA

Moscow Mule

Name: Moscow Mule
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 120 ml Ginger Beer; 10 ml Fresh Lime Juice; Lime Slice

The Moscow Mule is a bold, effervescent classic that pairs crisp vodka with fiery ginger beer and a sharp squeeze of lime - a deceptively simple combination that delivers serious refreshment in every sip.

Ingredients

Vodka45 ml

Ginger Beer120 ml

Fresh Lime Juice10 ml

Lime Slice

Glassware

Mule Cup or rocks glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Ginger · Heat (burn) · Honey · Lime

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Fill a Mule Cup (or rocks glass) with ice.
2
Add 45ml of vodka.
3
Add 10ml of fresh lime juice.
4
Top with 120ml of ginger beer.
5
Gently stir once or twice to combine without losing carbonation.
6
Garnish with a lime slice and serve immediately.

From the Bartender

The Moscow Mule was invented around 1941 as a marketing collaboration between Smirnoff Vodka and a struggling ginger beer producer - the iconic copper mug wasn't just aesthetic, it kept the drink colder longer and became the cocktail's defining signature.

Rating

4.0★· 3 sips logged

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