Name: French Mule
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Cognac (brandy); 25 ml Lime juice; 12.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 Aromatic bitters; 75 ml Ginger beer

Serve in a

Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 2/3 fl oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
5/6 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
5/12 fl oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 1/2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Ginger Beer
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Garnish:

Lime wedge or mint sprig bouquet

How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled mug or glass whilst also pouring ginger beer.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

This French answer to the vodka-based Moscow Mule uses cognac to make a more robustly flavoured, long, refreshing drink.

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History:

A variation on the Moscow Mule.

Nutrition:

One serving of French Mule contains 192 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
9.14% alc./vol. (18.28° proof)
14.9 grams of pure alcohol

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