Kentucky Mule
The Moscow Mule made with bourbon: ginger beer, lime and whiskey over ice.
- GlassCopper mug or highball
- MethodBuilt in the glass
- Ingredients3
- Prep2 min
- DifficultyEasy
Filtered water (pre-dilution)—
0%: Morgenthaler's built standard. Add gradually, tasting as you go.
Lime wedgeGarnish
Total volume—
Directions
- Fill a copper mug or highball glass with ice.
- Add the bourbon and lime juice.
- Top with ginger beer and stir gently.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint if you have it.
ToolsJiggerBar spoonCopper mug or highball glass
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How are you making it?
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Batching includes dilution water. Pre-batched cocktails need added water to replace the melt from stirring or shaking. We use Jeffrey Morgenthaler's standard: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken.
Water for dilution added to the ingredients · see the batching guide ↓
What you'll need to buy
Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.
Bottle math, generally
750ml bottle25.4 oz
2 oz pours per bottle12 cocktails
1.5 oz pours per bottle16 cocktails
1 oz =29.6 ml
This recipe per 750ml of spirit—
Batching dilution
When you batch, there's no ice melting in a shaker, so you add the water yourself: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken ones.
Water = total ingredients × dilution %
This drink (built)0%
The process: batch everything, taste before adding water, then add the water gradually, tasting as you go. Chill well before serving.
What to pour in it
What to pour in it.
Generic call: Any bourbon works; a spicier, high-rye bourbon stands up best to the ginger.
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