Moscow Mule | How to Drink
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2019
- It's about time that I show you how to make a proper Moscow Mule. Get your first audiobook free when you try Audible for 30 days! Visit www.audible.com/howtodrink or text howtodrink to 500-500!
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How to Drink Spirits Collection... bit.ly/H2D-Spirits-Moscow
Ginger Syrup Recipe: • How to Make Ginger Syr...
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This week I'm making the original Moscow Mule, a drink created by a marketing team with a desperate need to sell more Vodka in the 1940's. That doesn't mean it isn't a tasty drink! It's a fantastic drink! The Moscow Mule is a delightfully refreshing combination of vodka and spicy ginger beer and there are definitely times when nothing else will do. The copper mug has no real historical precedent other than more marketing but hey, it looks great! Giving this drink its very own unique serving vessel is a big part of what sets it apart and lead to it's enduring popularity so kudos to the inventors. In my version I elevate the drink by crafting my own ginger beer in the mug by combining homemade ginger syrup and seltzer, I've provided the links to those recipes above if you want to follow in my steps exactly but feel free to swap my syurp + seltzer combo in favor of a good ginger beer if you're so inclined. Without further rambling I proudly present The Only Moscow Mule You Need!
Moscow Mule
2 oz. or 60 ml. Vodka
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
2 oz. or 60 ml. Ginger Syrup
~ 5 oz. or 150 ml. Seltzer
(OR skip the Ginger Syrup+Seltzer Combo in favor of a spicy
ginger beer like Reed's)
Build over cracked ice in a copper mug
Garnish with a lime wedge
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Hey Guys! This week I'm making a Moscow Mule! Here's the links I mentioned in the episode:
drink.curiada.com/
Ginger Syrup Recipe: ua-cam.com/video/5Jx2t0DgoWc/v-deo.html
White Russian Recipe: ua-cam.com/video/vQNrCXreNCw/v-deo.html
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Great video Greg, Bundaberg ginger beer is by far my favourite (so that means it's the best) their finer Rums are also quite nice too
P.O. Box and I'll see if I can help expand you liquor collection ;)
Grage, you by far have the best 5 o’clock Shadow on your handsome mug of a face
Just one error: the Heublein didn't imported Smirnoff, they bought the whole brand (during WW1) - brand, patents, blue prints and all from the Smirnov family and started to produce it in the US.
Obviously vodka is dirt cheap to produce but at this point, people rather liked brown spirit. This is why Smirnoff really pushed it with (creative) marketing - called it first "white whiskey", then (on a lower level) advertised the Moscow Mule and later on advertised the lighter character to the diet-prone American audience.
Basically without Smirnoff, vodka wouldn't be as popular as it is today (it probably wouldn't even be an international spirit - as Smirnoff did all the leg work).
Anyway - Smirnoff (with "ff") is an originally American company - and has been never imported (other than the soon appearing Stolichnaya and later on Absolut which were both imported vodkas).
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If you could retroactively edit videos: Add the tasting notes to everything! I thought it was great!
I don’t drink nearly enough to enjoy all these drinks; I’m really just here for those slow mo pours
I think you mean slow mo spillage lol
I'm here for the slow-mo pours and the cracked ice moments! I will say, Moscow Mule's are "freakin' delicious"
Justin Le the sloppy slow pours.
All that waste! Living in a country with exorbitant alcohol taxes, I cry a little everytime whenever he spills his booze :')
@@londonberry2180 as an aussie where not only do we have to pay for the current incredibly bed exchange rate, the shocking lack of local distillers and the insane import tax every drop of decent booze is precious
This guy is the real legend. He is the Bob Ross of alcohol, we should all offer a piece of gold to thank him for the greatness he shines upon us with every video!
Bob Ross?!?😍😍😍
"Ah, these are happy little spirits! That's just a secret between you and me though (wink)"
@howtodrink Next Halloween episode, there better be a Bob Ross costume involved.
@@howtodrink you are a "Bob Ross".
A step above the "Fresh Prince" level
A new Bob Ross themed cocktail: Paint Thinner.
Really Bob Ross? He was chillaxed and low wibed, this guy is all in your face screaming obnoxious. What a poor comparing
Whoever adds the captions in post is wonderful. The whole team is wonderful.
Yes I concur kind sir, it is so wonderful; they are wonderful!😊
Gwyndolin Sulyvhan.
Dark Souls intensifies
I did it
The Moscow Mule, as Greg says, needs nothing added to be a masterpiece. However, now and then I'll put a spin mine by adding home made raspberry syrup. I call this variation the Raspberry Bastard. I'll serve this in a double rocks glass so the light pink coloring isn't lost behind a copper wall, giving it a different bar appeal
I'd argue that the Raspberry Bastard is the Grandmaster version of the Moscow Mule then, because that sounds absolutely delicious. I shall credit you with the idea when I make this for my friends on my next Sunday D&D day.
Someone ordered a mule with vanilla vodka at my job the other. I tried it later. Pretty good actually.
Damn, I'm gonna try this.
My version is called a Bastard, too!
Tito's, lime juice, Peychaud's, splash of Bundaberg, and seltzer. Red Bastard.
There's a bar where I'm from in socal that does a raspberry/huckleberry puree in their mules, very very good haha🍻
“The owner of course claim that they invented it.”
The flaming H- *MOE! THE FLAMING MOE!*
Viriid The Flaming ToeBane.
When I was 17 I 'found' a bottle of Popov Vodka at my neighbor's house. I mixed it with Surge and regret that to this day.
I would imagine so!
Ah, Popov. The great Connecticut Vodka. Great for infusing and probably nothing else.
Surge!? I forgot that was a thing!
Jesus. Do you not still wake up with a mild hangover? Surge should be illegal.
Surge gives me a hangover without the booze 🤤
Bro if I was crushing ice drunk id have no hands. Good job.
Look at you with the sponsors. For real though, audible is great.
Audible is fucking expensive...
nop nop, not really. It’s like $15 for a credit which will get you basically any book. Most audio books you can’t buy anywhere for under $20 and most are closer to $50
@@syXification I don't care... mo money for my dude to make mo cocktails
I hate the sponsor advertising. I pay for UA-cam to avoid commercials
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Greg I remember when you had 300 subscribers now you’re closing in on 300k. We all know you deserve so much more than that. Much love to ya man
Thank you! You’re too damn kind!
2+ years later and you can add a solid million on top of that 300k.
You’re not a real member of the UA-cam community until you have a audible/square space sponsorship XD
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You are absolutely right about the citric acid in the lime reacting with the copper. It doesn't create a battery however, it creates copper salts which are toxic. That's why most copper mugs and pans are lined on the inside.
One of the great things about a Moscow Mule is you can replace the vodka with almost any spirit to make something different but also delicious. I've done it with whiskey, tequila, and rum. Basically ginger beer + lime is a great combo and will mix well with a lot of different alcohols.
Correct!
I'm drinking a Jalisco Mule right now. Ended up with some shitty tequila so this was a perfect use for it!
Adding a slice or two of jalapeno to the lime juice would likely go wonderful with the tequila. I'll have to try that at some point.
@@negative6442 good idea! Might try this out next time.
My first time with this drink was at California Adventure, and it was a Japanese mule with Yamazaki 12. I still have yet to have a better version.
Can we just get a podcast where Greg literally talks about anything. Maybe like one episode of the podcast is talking about movie stuff with a guest or even just by himself and another is different drink history. I’d actually pay money to watch/listen to that
A podcast is something I’d consider! I just need to figure out a theme/angle where I’m not doing mountains of research every week on top of everything else I’ve gotta do. And I’m not into those podcasts where people just tell you how their week was.
How To Drink yeah that’s fair enough. Heck I’d even love a 10-20 minute thing every couple weeks or even once a month deal. My favourite parts of this show is a split 50/50 of the drinks themselves and the ranting about anything.
@@howtodrink A once-a-month podcast/vodcast (on UA-cam and in podcast form, maybe?) about a topic that came up when researching one of the drinks, maybe? Capitalize on the research already done?
I once took a class in college called Beverages, Wine, and Spirits. The teacher was a history major in college, and half of the curriculum was the history of whatever we were tasting that week. We started off with beer, because that was the human race's first experience with fermented drinks, and we learned how the spirit, wine, soda, etc. is made, and the history behind it. One semester wasn't nearly enough, and I would love to listen to a podcast like that.
@@glizbane hmm professor name? Would like a class like that
A great bartender is part scientist, part artist wrapped in a gifted story-teller. Awesome channel. Love the show.
NEVER stop batching your episodes! The nuggets of humor and genius editing far outway any mistakes made. Loved every bit of this episode. Keep up the good work!
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WOO! our boi has got himself a sponsor! proud of you!!
Not sure how popular it is in the rest of the country, but in Kentucky we make Kentucky Mules and you just replace the vodka with bourbon. They’re great
So a bit like a horse's neck but with ginger beer instead of ginger ale? Sounds great to me!
Kentucky Mules are awesome!
Hell yea, I love me a Kentucky Mule!
Kentucky Mule, or as I tend to make them, 'Highlands Mule' with some Scottish whisky, are a great and refreshing drink. The ginger ale/beer compliments some whisky/bourbons really well.
I make Irish mules which is the same thing but you just use jameson instead
So this is just a Jackie Welles without a splash of love
You're making it sound like Greg doesn't put a splash of love into every cocktail he does
I think every cocktail Greg builds has much more than just a splash of love in it!
HUZZAH! A MAN OF CULTURE!
@@PajamaOperator huzzah? Did you watch the amazing „playing an RPG for the first time video“ with Marshall the town rat and the hunchback son? A murder most foul.
Someone who hasn’t watched video now probably thinks „wtf is this weird guy talking about“, buts that’s where I learned the word huzzah
@@rolux4853 huzzah is an archaic English cheer
I think the best tasting note had to have been; "A generous lover"
Ah, The Jackie Welles.
I really love when you elaborate on the history of a drink and other random trivia, makes this way better than just an ordinary drink recipe video. Also the text on the side was great this video way more involved. Loved it!
"Good night" was the very thing my favorite bartender and owner would say to me when he handed me a Moscow Mule. Thanks for the memory, love your channel.
Needless to say I was pretty drunk on Moscow Mule when I requested this video a while back. Thanks for delivering! Amazing video as per usual
I’m here for Jackie Welles
The notes popping up on screen as you were talking were a nice comedic touch, cheers!
The sponsor coming in, love it. Channel is growing and I couldn't be happier for you. Looking forward to what is coming down the line! Great episode, keep it up! Really like the history/background you put into it, learned something new!
My favorite thing about the copper mug is that it conducts heat so well it makes the mule feel REALLY cold and thus refreshing.
In the summer I love using tequila instead of vodka! The spicy or hot flavor of the agave from tequila really adds to the heat of the ginger in the mule. Gives it more complexity and a longer lasting taste and aroma while still being downright delicious!
Mezcal is also quite popular. I can't remember who came up with the Mezcal Mule? Meehan, maybe?
I'm glad to see this drink regaining popularity. It's been my drink since 1995 and with good ginger beer, there's nothing better. In the cold of winter, you can make it warm without ice and add a hearty dose of half beef/half chicken stock.
When I worked at a bar we did a few different presentations of the Moscow Mule. Generally it was vodka, simple syrup, squeezed lime juice, and ginger beer. On occasion people would ask for a muddled lime, and others we would do a spicy Mule. So our vodka was either pepper infused or we did a bit of Tabasco in as well when stirring. Great history as well! Much more than what I was given by a distributor and history guy.
Perfect timing! I just made your ginger sirup from one of your previous videos, so I'm definitely going to make this one!
Have a great weekend Greg!
You know a channel has made it when you hear an ad for Audible. Cheers to you!
Love the new setup btw
Like the editing style in this video. Really engaging, helps me follow the story with imagery. Also love the subtle humor.
Had watched this before, cant remember if i looked it up again or just stumbled over it, but this time i rly felt like making one. So i went and bought ginger, cane sugar, smirnoff and the other stuff, made the syrup, and am now currently sipping this nektar of the gods. Excellent!
Greg, after many many mules over the years I started playing with the recipe and landed on this as my go-to which my wife has named the Churchill 180. Also not a challenging cocktail by any means, but the gin and St Gemain play way more of a supporting role than vodka does in a traditional mule.
2oz gin
4oz ginger beer
1/2oz lime juice
1/2oz St. Germain (or St Elder)
2 dashes grapefruit bitters.
This sounds fantastic!
The production value is going up! It shows. Good job!
I just got Moscow Mule mugs for Christmas! This is a great recipe! I will happily try this!
Love all your descriptions about the history and taste of the drink! Super interesting and engaging, as well as funny. The running tally of tasting notes is great; it’s funny to see it change as you go
At my house we added some muddled mint and I think it's even better. Nice history on this classic drink!
I honestly just a few days thought to myself „Greg needs to do a Moscow Mule" and here we go! Wish granted.
i love how u know what ur doing even though u never been a bartender i like how u out the history with the drinks u make
You had me at "sneaky vodka" and "generous lover"! I'm sold!
“Danger, Will Robinson” touched my dorky heart.
Awesome episode. Nice touch of drunken chatty humor. Also we need a mint julep episode. Keep up the great videos!
I appreciate the added comedy / flair to the ad for Audible. Keep kicking ass Greg.
Ive used your recipe many times and it's always the most beloved drink I make
i like to add a splash of club soda and some mint leaves to my moscow mule
Best vodka cocktail is vodka follow by pickle.
соленя!
Add a dash of Franks Red Hot to that after shot pickle.
Absolut Pikl
@@TrueZutyro not just regular pickle, comrade.
Follow w/ caviar and more vodka!
This video reignited my love for this channel
This is a great channel, happy to see it getting the recognition it deserves. Can’t wait to see what heights are reached in 2019🍾🍹🍸🥃
I love ginger flavor, so I always add a floater of Domaine de Canton to my Moscow's. And I do think mint adds a nice freshness as well
One of my friends loooves a good Moscow Mule, so I made Ginger Beer just for this drink, worth it!
Made these at a party this last weekend. Love this drink. As you said: "Dangerously easy to drink."
If you had your own bar I’d fly there just to drink. Hands down one of the top ten best channels on UA-cam
I'm a big fan of adding a dash or two of bitters to my mules, I've found it gives it a little bit more depth and brings everything together.
I love drunk Greg's monthly appearances!
Love your videos. It’s nice seeing someone whom cares about drinks.
Came to your channel through the butterbeer video, now I’m in love with your videos! keep it up man!
Love the added history, always cool to hear about
Because somehow nobody who stayed to the end has said it yet...
You're a car!
I was waiting for "oh wait I live here"
I saw the end and I still need to know what that means.
@@westernlynx396 "call me a car/Taxi/Uber"
You've reinvigorated my mixed drink curiosity, thank you for that. I always go for a Irish Mule: Two Gingers whiskey, ginger beer, lime (I like lots of lime), dash or two of bitters-Yummmmmm
I love this drink when the fire of the ginger gets complemented with a cucumber note from cucumber stripes.
I absolutely adore that you've become so successful! I've been around since your first video that you put up on Reddit, and I've loved watching your amazing personality since. If you ever find your way to Michigan, I'd love to treat you to a drink!
I like watching video format change every video. You're definitely heading in the right direction! Great job!
Legit, this is one of my favorite shows on UA-cam. Well done!
Thank you!
Bought a canned moscow mule today bc I remembered hearing you speak so highly of this drink. Im glad to finally be enjoying one alongside you, Its damn good.
I'm an Australian, and Bundaberg ginger beer is what you have to go for when you're making a Mule here. Different Bundaberg company to the one that makes Bundaberg rum which, unlike the ginger beer, you should avoid!
I'm Dutch myself, but we have the Bundaberg ginger beer here as well, it works absolute wonders when making a Moscow Mule +1
love Bundaberg but it is so freaking expensive here that I rarely buy it. most of the time I use a really spicy ginger ale for a Moscow Mule
Why avoid Bundaberg rum?
The guava soda makers?
TheSleepingInsomniac
Obsevered evidence is it just starts fights.
One question:
Does this mule kick?
(Also: First)
Oh, it kicks!
AHHH!!! I’ve been trying for the past week to find the correct ginger beer. I’ve drank 3 different kinds thus far (all wonderful but one) and none have been what I’m looking for. Seltzer and ginger syrup is EXACTLY it! Thank you!
Your videos make me want to make a nice cocktail, listen to a vinyl record, sit in a chair contemplating the drink's flavors, fall asleep in the chair, and wake up in 2 hours and not know what year it is.
That was supposed to be a compliment...
Chemistry and and Ginger... my two favourite vices for completely unrelated reasons.
As far as electrochemistry, there probably is an electrochemical reaction. It's just working to even out the different concentration gradients in the drink, and to turn some of those unsaturated carbon compounds into more aliphatic compounds. Copper is used both as a reductive and as an oxidative catalyst. Being cold, it's probably more oxidative within the drink.
As for the ginger, I make my own ginger beer.
It's probably about as alcoholic as ginger syrup, but i like the flavor. So it might be closer to a ginger bug than a ginger beer.
Fresh ginger self ferments.
You need a clean jar, distilled water, sugar, and time. I don't peel the ginger, but i do shred it to get the ginger essence nice and strong. I also don't use white sugar. I use pressed brown sugar shots that i get out of the "Mexican" isle at the local grocery store. It literally looks like a shot of hardened brown sugar.
If i'm being fancy, I will do a secondary fermentation on the ginger beer, where i add the ginger beer to a fruit juice (typically Pineapple), but that's not really necessary. In this mix it might actually be distracting.
I was patiently waiting for this one😃
The editing is HELARIOUS! You've earned a subscriber.
I had a local Fab shop build me a custom 100% copper cup purely for Moscow mules and I will tell you it's amazing and worth every penny for that cup!
Switch out the vodka for tequila and add a bit of mint and bam... mexican mule, the highlight of any cinco de mayo party. Also, I heard from the bartender to tought me this drink that the copper and ginger beer actually react in some way to change the flavor. I have never been able to experiment and prove this theory but if someone has the time and funds to test this then let me know.
Alex Wirtz switch out the vodka for bourbon and ~2 oz pineapple and bam- you have a Kentucky mule with pineapple juice. Not a proper drink, but was my favorite discovery last summer
The Moscow Burro
@@unappropadope I will need to try that for sure
I also like to add one spicy slice of jalapeno for some spice and cilantro instead of mint. 👌
@@aimeevang3145 good
quality Ginger Beer should supply enough heat.
Add orange instead of the lime and orange liquor and you've got yourself a summery Orange Mule 👌
Orange bitters go really well with lime juice. And a twist of lemon just makes it pop 👍
Will try this also...
You could just call it a copper mule since copper is orange
I've done this will a splash of triple sec like a kamikaze with ginger and extra lime lol
Found this channel through the Butterbeer video. Then this video gets recommended, featuring my favourite drink. This is now my favourite UA-cam channel.
All throughout college I used this as a morning hangover cure. It worked wonders for me.
A generous lover 😂😂😂
This looks really good! I'll have to try this whenever I get to make my own ginger syrup:)
You should try my way of making a moscow mule as well tho.. I think you're gonna love it:
4cl vodka of your choice
2cl lime juice
1cl simple syrup(if you want it a bit sweeter)
1 cubic centimeter of fresh, crushed ginger
Shake everything with ice and strain over a glass(copper if you want.. lol) with ice
Top with a strong and spice ginger beer.
Then add 2 dashes of angostura bitter
Yes! Bitters!
Awesome the Moscow Mule sounds like a wonderful drink up my alley considering I have a copper mug, vodka, and ginger beer with only a lime to complete. Cheers to a great 2019 and even more spectacular drinks!
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Holy shit I just asked you to make this video and now it's up thank you I've been waiting for this
As a man who is in love with sours, this looks gooood!!
It’s good!
This is my absolute favorite cocktail. Nice video man
Thank you for showing us how to make the drink I get the most "Are you kidding me" looks from servers when I go out. And thank you for this channel, it is by far my go to when I have had a hard day at work, and need a smile or a laugh, or both.
Did anyone ever call you that car?
lol, I just had a few of these on my birthday 3 days ago. and they are so tasty
So bleeping good.
Edit: I suspect the tidbit about copper and sailing ships is also why you drink two of these and think you can run really fast.
Well said. I’m glad you mentioned the mint. Every time a bartender adds the mint leaves to the drink, it turns it into basically a mojito.
Love the new editing style, congratulations on getting a new sponsor!
i love the editing comments im sitting here just cackling at them, please keep them
Of course!
Who’s better than us, vin?
Bars in Brazil top up the drink with ginger foam or citrus foam and a couple dashes of Angostura and it’s just awesome! Maybe you should try in case you have the proper gadgets or the right recipe to make the foam
Holy shit that sounds fantastic
How To Drink Maybe a Chaser episode tip
Agreed. We need more Chaser episodes!
I don't even like alcohol but i like watching people making their drinks with love. (Well i love watching pretty much anyone who's really passionate about their hobby but that i don't really enjoy myself). Overly complicated frenchy way to say that i like your channel my dude.
This is my favorite drink!! I love the ginger syrup twist!
Another awesome video! Any chance you could show us your take on a Vieux Carré?
Bundaberg is a delicious ginger beer for mules
I can second that!
Wow, whatever your slo mo camera guy makes, give him a raise. Great stuff.
I adore this new editing, please keep it up!