# Moscow Mule

> Moscow Mule, the IBA official recipe: 45 ml vodka, 120 ml ginger beer and 10 ml lime juice. Built in the glass and served over ice in a copper mug, garnished with a lime slice.

Vodka, ginger beer and lime in a copper mug, invented in the 1940s to sell vodka to Americans.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Vodka cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/vodka-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Built (built straight in the glass)
- Glass: Copper mug
- Served: On the rocks
- Strength: about 9.1% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1 standard drink (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 175 ml (5⅞ oz) before ice, about 198 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sour, Sparkling, Spicy

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 45 ml (1½ oz) [Vodka](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/vodka/index.md)
- 120 ml (4 oz) [Ginger beer](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/ginger-beer/index.md)
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md)

## Method

1. In a mule cup or rocks glass, combine the vodka and ginger beer.
2. Add lime juice and gently stir to involve all ingredients.

## Garnish

A lime slice.

## If you like the Moscow Mule

- [Suffering Bastard](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/suffering-bastard/index.md): Cognac, gin, lime juice, Angostura bitters and ginger beer

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/moscow-mule/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCD3QBnDTHg
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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