Moscow Mule

5 from 3 votes

Easy cocktail recipe made with three ingredients including vodka, ginger beer and lime.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 189kcal

Fill two copper mugs with ice.
Add juice from half a lime into each glass, (you can also just add about 1 ½ Tbsp lime juice)
Pour 2 oz. of vodka into each glass and top off with ginger beer.
Gently stir and garnish with fresh lime slices and mint.

Because this drink has so few ingredients you definitely want to buy the best vodka your budget will allow. Using a higher-quality vodka will make the best Moscow Mule.
Originally, the drink was served in copper mugs because it was believed it kept the drink colder than other types of glasses. There’s some debate about this and, if I’m being honest, it’s just fun to serve them in the mugs! I recommend buying mugs that have a nickel liner inside – most that you’ll find are made this way because there’s also some debate about the safety of serving a drink in copper. So, you don’t have to use the mugs – you can use regular cocktail glasses instead.

VARIATIONS

The recipe I’m sharing is for a classic Moscow Mule, but there are endless ways to switch it up.

You can use flavored vodkas to give it a different flavor twist
Some versions add different fruit juices like cranberry, orange, raspberry, blueberry… really, any fruit juice you like!
You can also just add fresh fruit and muddle it in the mug before mixing the drink.

You can even switch out the vodka and mix the ginger beer and lime with these alcohols to make a whole new drink: