Moscow Mule
The Moscow Mule is an IBA Contemporary Classic: 3 ingredients, built in the glass and served in a metal mug. That makes 201 ml in the glass: a long drink.
MethodBuilt in the glass
GlassMetal mug
In the glass201 ml
Strength8.9%
Ingredients
- 45 mlvodka
- 120 mlginger beer
- 10 mlfresh lime juice
Method
- In an Mule Cup or rocks glass, combine the vodka and ginger beer.
- Add lime juice and gently stir to involve all ingredients.
Garnish: Garnish with a lime slice.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.9 out of 10 of bitterness, 100th of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- It tends round: 129th of 186 for acidity, and what little acid there is comes from ginger beer.
- light → strong
- Just 8.9% in the glass: lighter than 69% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on vodka.
Five that come close
- MojitoBuilt on rum and with soda water in place of ginger beer.
- Suffering BastardBuilt on brandy and with cognac in place of vodka.
- Horse’s NeckSweeter and built on brandy.
- Gin FizzMore sour and built on gin.
- Ramos Fizz4 degrees lighter and built on gin.
Every drink near the Moscow Mule on the map
Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026