Build-your-own Mule Recipe

Inspired by The Sink

Time5m

Serves1

Choose from a selection of booze from Stoli, Stoli Blueberry, Fireside Whiskey, Cuidado Tequila, Denver Dry Gin or Elevate Vodka. Choose your flavor, including Pomegranate, Cherry, Peach or Fresh Mint. Create a mule as unique as you are! We’ll add our housemade ginger beer!

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Ingredients

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Base spirit (choose one)

1 shot Stoli (vodka)

1 shot Stoli Blueberry (vodka)

1 shot Fireside Whiskey

1 shot Cuidado Tequila

1 shot Denver Dry Gin

1 shot Elevate Vodka

Flavor (choose one)

1/2 oz Pomegranate syrup or cordial

1/2 oz Cherry syrup or juice

1/2 oz Peach puree or peach schnapps

8 to taste Fresh mint leaves

Citrus & sweeteners

1/2 oz Fresh lime juice

1/4 oz Simple syrup (optional, for extra sweetness)

Mixer

4 oz Housemade ginger beer (chilled)

Garnish

1 piece Lime wheel or wedge

1 sprig Fresh mint sprig (if mint flavor not chosen)

1 to taste Fresh pomegranate arils or maraschino cherry or peach slice (optional, per flavor)

Ice

1 cup Crushed or cubed ice

Method

Build-Your-Own Mule - single serving

Prepare glass

Choose a mule mug or highball glass. Fill it with crushed or cubed ice (about 1 cup) to chill the vessel and maintain proper dilution.

Add base spirit

Measure and pour 1 shot (about 1.5 oz) of your chosen spirit (Stoli, Stoli Blueberry, Fireside Whiskey, Cuidado Tequila, Denver Dry Gin, or Elevate Vodka) over the ice.

Add flavor

Add 0.5 oz of the chosen flavor: pomegranate syrup, cherry syrup/juice, or peach puree/peach schnapps. If you choose Fresh Mint as your flavor, add 8 fresh mint leaves instead of syrup. For mint: clap the mint between your palms once to release aroma and lightly press into the ice with a bar spoon to gently bruise — do not pulverize.

Add citrus & sweetener

Add 0.5 oz fresh lime juice. If you like your mule sweeter, add 0.25 oz simple syrup. Stir once gently to combine the spirit, flavor, and lime.

Top with ginger beer

Pour 4 oz chilled housemade ginger beer over the back of a bar spoon or directly into the glass to preserve carbonation. Leave a small headroom at the top.

Finish & garnish

Give the cocktail one gentle up-and-down stir (1–2 rotations) to integrate. Garnish according to flavor: - Pomegranate: sprinkle a few arils and add a lime wheel. - Cherry: drop a maraschino cherry and add a lime wheel. - Peach: float a thin peach slice and add a lime wheel. - Fresh Mint: add an extra mint sprig and a lime wheel. If you didn’t choose mint as the flavor, add a mint sprig as garnish for aroma.

Serve

Serve immediately with a straw or stirrer. Encourage the guest to squeeze the lime wedge into the drink for an extra citrus burst if desired.