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Moscow Mule

Ginger snap in a famous copper coat.

New bartender4 minBuild
Spicy • Lime • Bubbly

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Bartender adding ice to the glass: Add vodka and lime to an ice-filled mug.
MAKINGMoscow MuleBuild4 min
STEP 1OF 4

Add vodka and lime to an ice-filled mug.

Bartender adding ice to the glass

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Add vodka and lime to an ice-filled mug.

  2. 2

    Top with ginger beer.

  3. 3

    Stir once from the bottom.

  4. 4

    Garnish with lime.

PRO TIP

Use a punchy ginger beer; weak fizz makes a flat Mule.

A little bar lore

Where it came from

Popularized in the United States in the 1940s through a memorable combination of vodka, ginger beer, and copper mugs.

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