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Moscow Mule

Spicy ginger beer meets lime, with a cold frost on the outside of the copper mug.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Vodka
    45 ml / 1.52 US fl oz
  • Ginger Beer
    120 ml / 4.06 US fl oz
  • Lime Juice
    10 ml / 0.34 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishLime wheel

Make it

  1. Fill a copper mug with ice.
  2. Pour in vodka and ginger beer.
  3. Add lime juice and stir gently with a bar spoon.
  4. Garnish with a lime slice.

Behind the drink

Originated in the US in the early 1940s, with both Los Angeles and New York claimed as its birthplace. It helped popularize Smirnoff vodka across the country, and the copper mug became its signature.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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