Description
This recipe for an Extra-Ginger Moscow Mule is refreshing and perfect for any time of year! It’s a simple cocktail full of bubbly ginger beer, tangy lime juice, and vodka. Serve in a brass mule mug and garnish with fresh & candied ginger slices for the ultimate ginger-lovers drink!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz vodka (1/4 cup)*
- 10 mint leaves
- 5 slices of fresh ginger, in coin shapes
- 1 TBS grated ginger
- 1 TBS lime juice
- Ginger beer, for topping
- Mint, limes, and candied ginger to garnish
Instructions
- To begin, add vodka, mint, ginger coin slices, and grated ginger to a large shaker. Using a muddler or fork, mash to bruise the mint and release some ginger flavor. Top with 1 cup ice and shake for 30 seconds, until cold.
- Strain into a chilled mule mug. Add lime juice and some ice cubes, if desired. Top with ginger beer, filling top the rim.
- Garnish with mint sprigs, a lime round, and a slice of candied ginger. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
*Gin can be substituted for vodka.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drink
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 187 calories
- Sugar: 9.4 grams
- Sodium: 3.9 milligrams
- Fat: 0.6 grams
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 13.6 grams
- Fiber: 0.4 gams
- Protein: 0.4 grams
- Cholesterol: 0 grams