Irish Mule

irishmule

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Irish whiskey (Jameson or Tullamore D.E.W.)

  • 6 ounces ginger beer

  • juice of half a lime 

  • lime slices optional, for garnish

  • mint sprig (optional for garnish

  • ice

  • copper mug

Instructions

Fill copper mug with ice, add whiskey and lime juice, top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lime wheel and mint. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Moscow Mule is traditionally made with vodka but with St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, the Irish whiskey makes for a fun twist. The best mules are made with ginger beer which is very different from ginger ale. Ginger beer has a more pronounced ginger flavor that balances the spicy wood and vanilla notes from the whiskey. You can forego the copper mug but then it won’t be a proper mule and it’s definitely not as fun. If I could create a drink to describe the taste of my 20’s, an Irish Mule would be it: vivacious, carefree and refreshing — just a big mug full of fun.

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