London Mule

London Mule

Ingredients

2 oz.Gin
1 oz.Lime Juice
To TopGinger Beer
GarnishLime Wheel

Directions

  • Combine the Gin and Lime Juice in a Copper Mug over Ice
  • Top with Ginger Beer
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with a Lime Wheel and Straw

The London Mule is a Gin twist on the Moscow Mule. It is similar to the Gin-Gin Mule and it’s a more specified version of a Gin Buck. It gets its name from London Dry Gin.

Dark ‘n’ Stormy

Dark ‘n’ Stormy

Ingredients

2 oz.Gosling’s Black Seal Rum (Dark Rum)
.5 oz.Lime Juice
3 oz.Ginger Beer
GarnishLime Wheel

Directions

  • Combine the Ginger Beer and Lime Juice in a Highball Glass over Ice
  • Float the Rum on Top
  • Garnish with a Lime Wheel and Straw

The Dark ‘n’ Stormy was invented a long time ago in an Island in the Atlantic Ocean. In a similar fashion to Pusser’s with the Painkiller, despite not inventing the Cocktail, Gosling’s trademarked the name Dark ‘n’ Stormy so that it has to be made with Gosling’s Rum. If you make it with a different Rum, it is not a Dark ‘n’ Stormy. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

Mexican Mule

Mexican Mule

Ingredients

2 oz.Tequila
1 oz.Lime Juice
To TopGinger Beer
GarnishLime Wheel
GarnishJalapeño (Optional)

Directions

  • Combine the Tequila and Lime Juice in a Copper Mug over Ice
  • Top with Ginger Beer
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with a Lime Wheel, Jalapeño and Straw

The Mexican Mule is a Tequila twist on the Moscow Mule. It gets its name from the association that Tequila has with Mexico.

Gin-Gin Mule

Gin-Gin Mule

Ingredients

1.75 oz.Gin
1 oz.Simple Syrup
.5 oz.Lime Juice
6Mint Leaves
To TopGinger Beer
GarnishMint Sprig

Directions

  • Combine the Gin, Simple Syrup, Mint and Lime Juice in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 Seconds
  • Strain into a Collins Glass or Copper Mug over Ice
  • Top with Ginger Beer
  • Garnish with a Mint Sprig and Straw

The Gin-Gin Mule is a Minty twist on the London Mule. The drink was invented by Audrey Saunders at her bar, the Pegu Club, in New York City.

Kentucky Mule

Kentucky Mule

Ingredients

2 oz.Bourbon
1 oz.Lime Juice
To TopGinger Beer
GarnishMint Sprig

Directions

  • Combine the Bourbon and Lime Juice in a Copper Mug over Ice
  • Top with Ginger Beer
  • Stir till Combined
  • Garnish with a Mint Sprig and Straw

The Kentucky Mule is a Bourbon twist on the Moscow Mule. It gets its name from the association that Bourbon has with Kentucky.

Moscow Mule

Moscow Mule

Ingredients

2 oz.Vodka
1 oz.Lime Juice
To TopGinger Beer
GarnishLime Wheel

Directions

  • Combine the Vodka and Lime Juice in a Copper Mug over Ice
  • Top with Ginger Beer
  • Stir till combined
  • Garnish with a Lime Wheel and Straw

Despite its name, the Moscow Mule was invented in the United States. It more than likely got it’s name from how synonymous Russia and Vodka are. The drink was supposedly created in 1941 at the Cock ‘n’ Bull Pub in Los Angeles, California. When John Martin and the bar owner Jack Morgan had too much Smirnoff and Ginger Beer, this drink was created. The Copper Mug part is a mystery however. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

Suffering Bastard (Including Trader Vic’s)

Suffering Bastard

Ingredients

1 oz.Brandy (or Bourbon)
1 oz.London Dry Gin
.5 oz.Lime Juice
2 DashesAngostura Bitters
To TopGinger Beer
GarnishMint Sprig

Directions

  • Combine the Liquor, Lime Juice and Bitters in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Strain into a Collins Glass over Ice
  • Top with Ginger Beer
  • Stir till combined
  • Garnish with a Mint Sprig and Straw

The Suffering Bastard is a mule that was supposedly invented in 1942 by Joe Scialom at the Shepard’s Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. It was said to be made as a hangover cure for soldiers during World War II. This is an Official IBA Cocktail. The Trader Vic’s version of this drink has more of a tiki vibe with Rum and Orgeat and is served in a special Suffering Bastard Tiki Mug.

Trader Vic’s Suffering Bastard

Ingredients

2 oz.Dark Rum
1 oz.Light Rum
1 oz.Lime Juice
.25 oz.Curaçao (Orange Liqueur)
.25 oz.Orgeat
.25 oz.Rock Candy Syrup (or Simple Syrup)
GarnishMint Sprig
GarnishLime Wedge
GarnishCucumber Spear

Directions

  • Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
  • Shake for 15 seconds
  • Strain into a Suffering Bastard Mug or Rocks Glass over Ice
  • Garnish with a Mint Sprig, Lime Wedge, Cucumber Spear and Straw

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