Russian: Moscow Mule (Gourmet Version)

Recipe by Paul Young <info@cooking-with-paul.com>

(serves 1)

Ingredients:

• 1 generous jigger vodka
• 1 jigger ginger juice
• 1 lime, juiced (approx 2 tablespoons)
• ⅔ jigger agave nectar (approx 2 tablespoons)
• Ice cubes
• Seltzer water (approx ½ cup or 4 oz)
• 1 slice of lime for garnish

Procedure:

1. In a pint glass, add vodka, ginger juice, lime juice and agave nectar; stir vigorously
2. Add 3 or 4 ice cubes
3. Gently pour in seltzer water to fill glass
4. Garnish with a slice of lime and serve with a straw

Variations on the theme:

• Kentucky Mule: use bourbon instead of vodka
• London Mule: use gin instead of vodka
• Mexican Mule: use tequila instead of vodka
• Oaxacan Mule: use mezcal instead of vodka
• Jamaican Mule: use rum instead of vodka
• Irish Mule: use Irish whiskey instead of vodka
• Glasgow Mule: use Scotch whisky instead of vodka
• Bohemian Mule: use absinthe instead of vodka
• Sonoran Mule: use prickly pear flavored vodka instead
• Kyiv Mule: use black currant flavored vodka instead
• Hawaiian Mule: use pineapple flavored vodka instead (garnish with pineapple spear)
• Christmas Mule: use pomegranate flavored vodka instead (garnish with pomegranate seeds)
• Virgin Mule: skip the vodka