Name: Gin Gin Mule
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 12 fresh Mint leaves; 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Ginger liqueur; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 75 ml Ginger beer

Gin Gin Mule
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Ingredients:
12 fresh	Mint leaves
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Ginger liqueur
¹⁄₆ 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 Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge and mint sprigs.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
TOP with ginger beer.
FILL glass with ice.
Garnish with lime wedge and mint sprigs bouquet.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Zingy ginger and gin's botanical notes make this much more than just another take on the Moscow Mule.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2000 by Audrey Saunders at Beacon, New York City, USA. Audreys's original (and our previous) recipe calls for muddled fresh ginger and sugar syrup (rather than ginger liqueur):
- 2 slice Fresh ginger root (thumbnail-sized)
- 60ml (2oz) Gin
- 15ml (½oz) Lime juice
- 7.5ml (¼oz) Sugar syrup
- 12 fresh Mint leaves
- 82.5ml (2¾oz)Top with Ginger beer

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james McMakin

24th February at 03:28

I kind of like the original better so I combined both withe the muddled fresh ginger and the liqueur and it was even better, left out the sugar syrup though

Myriam Van Aerde

13th October 2024 at 17:45

Excellent

Peter McCarthy

16th September 2024 at 23:53

Like a Moscow Mule, but better! The gin adds complexity that vodka could never, while combining well with the mint, lime, & ginger. Used Hayman's London Dry, Domaine De Canton, & Goslings Ginger Beer.

Yossi Burg

5th January 2024 at 09:03

Another top after work arvo drink- dropped the rich syrup back to 5ml and used Bundaberg ginger beer. The top up was 120ml- pretty damn good.

Florian Ruf

12th April 2023 at 13:53

As proud owner of a bottle Chartreuse Elixir I tried to add a dash to this cocktail, which imho worked really well. This drink gets a bit more depth without being less refreshing.

Christian Kaczmarek

13th January 2023 at 03:51

Here was my adapted spec, which I think worked really well:

Ingredients
* 4 oz ginger beer
* 1.5 oz gin (London Dry style - Tanqueray)
* 1 oz simple syrup
* 0.75 oz lime juice
* 8 mint leaves
* Garnish: mint sprig

Steps
* In a shaker, gently muddle the mint leaves, simple syrup, and lime juice. Add the gin and shake with ice. Double strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with the mint spring.