# Moscow Mule **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 5, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mule/186364 "2003-07-05T08:08:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Major\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Major\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mule/186364/1 "2003-07-05T08:08:57Z")
Anybody ever had this drink? I had one for the first time. Damn, it was good. A cup of vodka with ginger beer for flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mule/186364/2 "2003-07-05T12:19:44Z")
I begin to bray, I’m so cool! Look at me now, I’m the Moscow Mule! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mule/186364/3 "2003-07-05T13:55:05Z")
An awesome summer cocktail. I like mine with lots of ice and a slice of lime. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mule/186364/4 "2003-07-05T14:04:55Z")
[Moscow Mule](http://cocktails.about.com/library/recipes/blmoscowmule.htm) > [@](#): > > 1 1/2 oz. Vodka, 1/2 oz. Lime Juice, approx. 4 oz. Ginger Beer > > Fill Copper Mug with ice and add ingredients. Give a quick stir and enjoy. > > Comments: This is tradionally served in a copper mug, if you do not have copper mugs there is no ill affects to glass. The original recipe calls for 1 oz. of lime juice but I found it to be too much for my taste. Ginger beer is non-alcoholic and can be found in local grocery stores. ---
**Author:** ![Sqwerticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Sqwerticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqwerticus)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mule/186364/5 "2003-07-06T22:26:35Z")
I am partial to the version of the Moscow Mule found in my handy little Collins Gem book. > [@](#): > > …apparently Los Angeles barman John Martin named it after Smirnoff’s Moscow factory when he devised the drink in 1947… 3 parts vodka 1 part lime juice (however, I agree with **astro** that too much lime can be a tad sour and halve the amount. YMMV.) 3 dashes Angostura Bitters (makes all the difference IMO) Ginger beer (equal measure to vodka or more - dependent on the refreshment:intoxication ratio you are after) Slice of lime to garnish Plenty of ice Substituting the vodka makes an interesting alternative, and if you really can’t find ginger beer you can get away with ginger ale at a pinch. I can feel John Martin spinning in his grave… ---
**Author:** ![Sqwerticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Sqwerticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqwerticus)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moscow-mule/186364/6 "2003-07-06T22:28:27Z")
Substituting the vodka for **gin** that should have said. Can you tell I tend more towards intoxicating than refreshing?