Moscow Mule with Fresh Strawberry Syrup
I use ginger beer for effortlessly entertainingat home because I can make a wide variety of cocktails from it with very littleeffort. A seasonal twist can be added with nothing more than your favoritefruits and vegetables, some sugar, and a pinch of salt. The salt and sugar drawout the moisture from the fruit, leaving a fresh syrup for flavor and leftoverfruit for garnish. (Without the syrup, these are the classic cocktails we allknow and love.) These recipes make enough syrup for 8 to 10 cocktails, and anyleftovers can be stored, covered, in your refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Ingrediënten
Serves 1
- Moscow Mule with Fresh Strawberry Syrup
- 2 cups washed hulled (see this page), and thinly sliced strawberries
- ½ cup sugar
- Salt
- Ice
- 1½ ounces vodka or spirit of your choice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 4 ounces ginger beer I like Fever-Tree
- 1 lime round for garnish
Instructies
- In a bowl, toss together the strawberries, sugar, and a pinch of salt.
- Cover and let sit in a warm place for 2 hours.
- Strain the syrup over a bowl, reserving both the liquid and the strawberry slices.
- Fill a serving glass (a copper mug is traditional but not necessary) with ice.
- Pour in the vodka, lime juice, ginger beer, and ½ ounce of the fresh strawberry syrup.
- Stir to combine.
- Garnish with a lime round and, if you like, a couple of strawberry slices.
- Serve.
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