The Moscow Mule is a delicious classic cocktail made up of vodka, spicy ginger beer, and lime juice. Bonus points if you serve it in a copper mug!
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🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe
It's a classic. This is a classic cocktail that you don't want to miss out on.
It tastes great. Simply put, it's delicious.
It's so easy to make. If you can pour a few ingredients into a copper mug, then you can make this recipe.
💭 What is a Moscow Mule?
A Moscow Mule is is composed of plain vodka, ginger beer, and fresh lime juice. It's believed to have originated in the U.S. in the 1940s, not Russia, as the "Moscow" part of the name might imply.
It's traditionally served in a distinctive copper mug, which is 1) beautiful and 2) keeps the drink frosty cold.
📝 Ingredients
You only need THREE ingredients to make this cocktail. They're pictured and discussed below. See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Lime juice: Freshly squeezed, please!
- Vodka: Use your favorite plain vodka.
- Ginger beer: Ginger beers vary in sweetness and spiciness, so try a few and use your favorite.
🔀 Substitutions or Variations
- Use bourbon. Using bourbon instead of plain vodka will give you a Bourbon Mule.
- Use Irish whiskey. Subbing in Irish whiskey for the vodka gives you an Irish Mule.
- Use tequila. Using tequila in place of the vodka makes a Mexican Mule.
- Use a flavored vodka. Caramel vodka and apple cider will give you a really delicious Caramel Apple Moscow Mule!
👩🏻🍳 How to make a Moscow Mule
Step 1. Pour vodka into a copper mug over ice.
Step 2. Add ginger beer to the mug.
Step 3. Squeeze half of a fresh lime into the copper mug.
❓ Recipe FAQs
Use your favorite plain vodka.
Try a few and use your favorite. They vary in sweetness and spiciness.
No, you don't NEED to. They just look really pretty and are traditional.
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✨ Recipe
Moscow Mule
Equipment
- Cocktail jigger
- Copper mugs
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 4 ounces ginger beer
- ½ lime juiced
- lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a copper mug with crushed ice. Add the vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice.
- Add a lime wedge for garnish.
Notes
- Use your favorite plain vodka and ginger beer
Disclaimer: Nutritional information is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
Allie | In This Kitchen
This looks awesome. Moscow mules are absolutely one of my favorite drinks, I wish I had this right now!!