Name: Bourbon Mule
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Bourbon whiskey; 12.5 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 75 ml Ginger beer

Bourbon Mule
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Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Bourbon whiskey
0.42 oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 ¹⁄₂ oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Beer

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Copper mug or Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of lime slice and mint sprigs.
POUR first 3 ingredients into mug/glass and briefly stir.
Two-thirds fill glass with cubed ice.
TOP with ginger beer.
FILL mug/glass with a crown of crushed ice.
Garnish with lime slice and mint sprigs bouquet.
Serve with a straw.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

A bourbon lime sour lengthened and invigorated by spicy ginger beer.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Bourbon Mule contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
12.22% alc./vol. (12.22° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

26th March 2024 at 18:17

May be a stretch, but this presented itself to me like a hybrid of a Mint Julep and Moscow Mule. I found it had much (cane) sugar flavor that made it seem more sweet than it probably was. I agree the key may be adding some appropriate, contrasting bitters.

István GT

7th April at 20:01

agree, I missed the bitters from it too

Peter McCarthy

7th March 2024 at 20:59

Tasty and spicy. I might advise starting with a smaller amount of ginger beer and adding more, if necessary, to taste, as the bourbon was a little buried for me. (Especially since this balance will probably vary quite a bit based on your choice of bourbon and ginger beer.)

Kevin Haynes

22nd January 2023 at 21:09

Added a dash of Peychaud's and it was absolutely delightful. Of course, sour mash, lime and ginger beer are some of my favorite things, so this one is definitely made for me!