This gingery cousin to the college-classic screwdriver is enough to drive away every bad memory you have of waking up hungover on a friend’s couch when you were an undergrad. The orange and ginger combo is delicious and refreshing any time of day. And it may be tempting, but this doesn’t mean you should pour yourself one of these for breakfast. Though if you do, I won’t tell.
A refreshing twist on the classic Moscow Mule, this Pomegranate Mule combines the zesty kick of ginger beer with the sweet tang of pomegranate juice—a festive and flavorful cocktail!
Prepare the Glass: Fill a copper mug or a highball glass with ice cubes.
Mix the Ingredients: Pour in the vodka, pomegranate juice, and lime juice.
Stir gently.
Top with Ginger Beer: Slowly pour in the ginger beer and stir lightly to combine.
Garnish: Sprinkle pomegranate seeds on top and add a lime wedge for extra freshness.
Serve: Enjoy immediately with a straw or sip straight from the glass!
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Serving Tip:For a more festive presentation, rim the glass with sugar and lime zest, or add a sprig of rosemary for an elegant touch.Wine Advice:Not a wine-based drink, but if you prefer a non-alcoholic version, substitute vodka with sparkling water for a Pomegranate Mule Mocktail!
Winter for me is long and full of dark beer. By the time spring has sprung I’m ready for anything fruity and floral. This bold, red variation has a floral sweetness that drives away the deepest of winter blues.
A Moscow Mule may be worth the calories , but sometimes we must give in to self-control. But when self-control is ready to live a little, there’s a Mule for that, too. A low-sugar, low-calorie classic mule doesn’t have to be the fantasy of your late-night cravings!
Let this year be the end of heavy eggnog drinks and mulled wine’s tyrannical reign over your office holiday party. For the holiday traditionalists among us, there’s a middle ground so good it hardly feels like a compromise. Cranberry juice, rosemary, and ginger make a holiday spice that is more seasonally appropriate than you’d expect. Try them in these in the Holiday Mule .
Pineapples are about the most popular tropical fruits because not only it is delicious, it is also very healthy and versatile to use. It can be eaten raw, made into juices, jams, flavorings and others. The vodka-ginger beer-lime juice-pineapple juice combination is seriously refreshing, and a great choice of drink especially during the summertime.
This drink is so pretty in pink it might make Elle Woods jealous. It’s bright and festive. It’s refreshing. And to top it off, all that watermelon means it’s hydrating, so have as many as you want! (Or at least that’s what I tell myself.) This variation really amps up the already cool, refreshing nature of the classic Mule.
As a kid, the best part of summer was going out to pick-your-own strawberry patches with my family. We’d cart home boxes of the sweetest strawberries you could imagine. Now that I’m an adult, I like to mix this joyful summertime nostalgia with the best perk of being an adult: alcohol. Sweet strawberries set off the spiciness of the ginger beer which can be amplified with (if you dare) a sprinkle of black pepper.
3large fresh strawberriesor 5-6 tiny ones, stems removed and sliced, 1 reserved for garnish
2cranks of fresh black pepperoptional
Instructies
Using a muddler , smash the strawberry slices with lime juice in a shaker tin
Add vodka
Add ice and shake well
Strain mixture into your chilled copper mug filled with ice
Pour ginger beer over the vodka mixture
Garnish with a strawberry
If you want to add a complex, grown-up touch, finish the drink off with a couple of cranks of fresh black pepper. This adds a great, deep flavor that brings out the slight sweetness of strawberries.
Kicking Mule / There’s no better way to spice up a Moscow Mule recipe than with a little bit of spice. The jalapeño mule is great to beat the heat or bring a bit of tropical warmth to your midwinter hideaway. This variation adds the perfect hot-cool combination of mint and jalapeño to amplify the refreshing qualities of the original.
