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Classic highball specification. Status: DEMO.

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Moscow Mule

Vodka, lime, and ginger beer. A copper mug is customary, not chemically required.

Ingredients

  • 45 ml vodka
  • 15 ml fresh lime juice
  • Ginger beer to top

Preparation

  1. Build over ice in a highball or mug.
  2. Add lime, then vodka, then ginger beer.
  3. Stir briefly.
Glass
Highball or copper mug
Garnish
Lime wedge
Origin
Popularised in the United States in the 1940s. The name does not make it a Russian recipe.
Alcohol
Not calculated. Ginger beer is sometimes alcoholic; this spec assumes a non-alcoholic mixer, which you should check.
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Vodka

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