Orange You My Favorite Mule Recipe
Ketel One Oranje vodka, Bauchant orange liqueur and fresh-pressed lime juice, topped with ginger beer
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Method
Cocktail
Prepare glass
Chill a copper mule mug or highball glass by filling it with ice and cold water for 1–2 minutes. Discard the chilling ice and water before building the cocktail.
Build the drink
Add 2 oz Ketel One Oranje vodka, 0.5 oz Bauchant orange liqueur and 0.75 oz fresh-pressed lime juice to the chilled mug or a mixing glass. If you prefer a slightly sweeter mule, add 0.25 oz simple syrup.
Add ice
Fill the mug with cracked ice or fresh ice cubes (about 1 cup) to the top. Adding crushed or cracked ice chills quickly and maintains proper dilution.
Top with ginger beer
Gently top the mixture with about 4 oz chilled ginger beer. Stir once or twice very gently with a bar spoon to combine the spirits, citrus and ginger beer without flattening the carbonation.
Garnish and serve
Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge perched on the rim. Optionally add a candied orange twist or expressed orange peel (twist over the drink to release oils) for extra orange aroma. Serve immediately with a straw or short stirrer.
Notes on balance
Taste and adjust: if the mule is too tart, add another 0.25 oz simple syrup; if too sweet, add a splash more lime juice (about 0.25 oz). Use fresh-pressed lime juice for best brightness and Ketel One Oranje for a pronounced orange-forward vodka profile.