Typical Flavor

Classic Build

Glass:

Copper mug

Garnish:

Lime wedge and mint sprig

Typical way it's made: 2 oz bourbon, 0.75 oz lime juice, ginger beer to top

Heritage

Era:

Modern Classic

Origin:

USA

The Story

The Moscow Mule was invented to move unsold vodka in a country that still drank whiskey; the Kentucky Mule hands the glass back to bourbon. The swap trades vodka's neutrality for vanilla and barrel char, which stand up to ginger beer's burn. Nobody claims a precise birthplace for it; it surfaced on American menus as mule variants multiplied through the 2000s revival.

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