Category: Ginger Beer

Cranberry Moscow Mule

The CRANBERRY MOSCOW MULE mixes the spicy flavor of real ginger beer with cranberry juice. As with a regular Moscow Mule, vodka and lime juice are the other components. Cranberry juice adds a refreshing sweetness that blends nicely with ginger....

Black Tea Mule

The BLACK TEA MULE* is a non-alcoholic drink that resembles the Kentucky Mule in preparation. It uses strongly-brewed black tea instead of bourbon and after cooling will mix with ginger beer, lime juice and spiced demerara syrup. The spiciness of...

Shirley Temple

The classic non-alcohol cocktail, SHIRLEY TEMPLE, combines ginger ale or seven-up with grenadine, lime juice and maraschino cherries. The beauty of this drink is not only that it’s a fixture at every bar, but that there is room for substitution...

Thanksgiving Cocktails

Ten cocktails have been selected as excellent fall cocktails to enjoy during Thanksgiving. The most common themes include flavors of maple, apple, or cranberry. Unlike many other cocktail sites, none of the cocktails below are overly infused with fruit purees,...

Suffering Bastard

A SUFFERING BASTARD blends gin and bourbon equally into ginger beer. This Mule cocktail “suffers” the consequences of not being a pure-breed like the Moscow Mule (vodka) or Dark ‘n Stormy (rum) — suffering only in that it is less...

Nordlig Lykke

The NORDLIG LYKKE (pronounced “Nore-lig Leek-ya”) won the 2021 cocktail competition in Reykjavík, sponsored by Brennivin. It features the popular Icelandic aquavit Brennivin combined, as it often is, with lime juice. The addition of ginger beer with aromatic bitters and...

Mezcal Mule

The smoky version of a Moscow Mule is the MEZCAL MULE. For the mezcal aficionado, it’s a fun and easy way to enjoy this smoky-flavored agave-derived spirit. It incorporates the same ginger beer and lime juice as the Moscow Mule...

Gin Buck

The GIN BUCK is simple, refreshing and a wonderfully light cooler during the summer. Your favorite gin is mixed with ginger beer or ginger ale. Ginger beer offers the spicier alternative. Though the recipe below calls for lemon juice and...

Kentucky Mule

The KENTUCKY MULE is cousin to the Moscow Mule. It’s the same icy ginger-beer drink except it uses bourbon instead of vodka and adds mint along with the lime. Celebrate the Kentucky Derby or any occasion with a fizzy Kentucky...

What’s Up Doc

WHAT’S UP DOC is a carrot-juice cocktail which incorporates the ginger flavor of a Moscow Mule. There are bourbon, tequila and gin versions of this cocktail, but the vodka version is more refreshing and lighter. The carrot and ginger-beer balance...