Moscow Mule
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Copper mug or highball, 10–12 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
vodka
highball
built
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 4 oz ginger beer
- Lime wheel, for garnish
Instructions
Build over ice in a mule mug and stir gently.
Behind the drink
A little history
1940s
Los Angeles
The Moscow Mule emerged in 1940s Hollywood from a partnership involving vodka salesman John Martin and Cock ’n’ Bull owner Jack Morgan, whose ginger beer needed an audience. Copper mugs became the drink’s unforgettable marketing device.
Moscow Mule history