Name: Mexican Mule
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Reposado tequila; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 90 ml Ginger beer

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Reposado tequila (100% agave)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

3 fl oz

Thomas Henry Ginger Beer

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COPPER MUG OR COLLINS GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime slice wheel and mint sprigs.

Method

POUR first 3 ingredients into mug/glass and briefly stir.

Two-thirds fill glass with cubed ice.

TOP with ginger beer and briefly stir.

Fill glass with a crown of crushed ice.

Garnish

Garnish with lime slice and mint sprigs bouquet.

Serve with a straw.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Mexican Mule contains 220 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
10.8% alc./vol. (21.6° proof)
18.9 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Josh Harpoon 20w

I have used Tecán tequila and Bundaberg ginger beer, very refreshing.

Matt Premium Member 21w

Lime and tequila are great combination! But adding ginger beer detracts from this, and while not bad, it isn't as good as I hoped.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Our favourite version of this substitutes Del Maguey Crema de Mezcal for the Tequila. Since the Crema has roast Agave syrup as a component, we go with just 5ml sugar syrup. Dial the Crema back to 40-50ml if 60ml Mezcal seems excessive. The Mezcal gives as good as it takes up against the ginger beer. Delicious.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

This is perfection! El Jimador and Fever Tree. Perfect specs.

Nicholas Merriman 3y

I’ve made this several times now. It’s definitely a go-to. After experimenting I now use agave syrup instead of sugar syrup. Last couple I’ve also been adding a half ounce of a locally(BC, Canada) produced quadruple sec with enjoyable results.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Great cocktail. A wonderful ginger falvoured margarita on the rocks. Life is good.

Guillaume Manchelle Premium Member 5y

I do mine with ginger juice freshly pressed, sparkling water and some home made orgeat syrup
It is gorgeous

Vincent Dufour 6y

I used the brand FEVER TREE, the color of my Mexican mule is a bit lighter. Still very good

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 6y

To be honest, the pic above is so old that it's pre-digital so I suspect the colour difference is due to our bad image rather than a difference in ginger beer. Fever-Tree does have a good bite to its ginger beer.