Gin Gin Mule

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The Gin Gin Mule, originally created by Audrey Saunders of Pegu Club, is a refreshing mix of gin, ginger, lime and mint.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: alcohol, gin, ginger, lime, mint, mule

Servings: cocktail

Calories: 245kcal

Author: Kimberly Salem

Equipment

1 Cocktail shaker and strainer
1 Citrus juicer if you are using a fresh lime
1 Knife and cutting board if you are using a fresh lime
1 Cocktail pick for garnish
1 Cocktail Serving Glass (Gold Rimmed Old Fashioned glass) any Old Fashioned glass, or a copper mug, will work for this drink

Ingredients

2 ounces gin look for a London Dry style - I used Highclere Castle gin
1 ounce lime juice preferably freshly squeezed
1 ounce ginger syrup see Notes
5-8 fresh mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
3 ounces seltzer see Notes
1 piece candied ginger for garnish - try to get a thin and flexible piece

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Add the lime juice to a cocktail shaker.
Clap the mint leaves between your hands and add them to the shaker along with the lime juice.
Add the gin and the ginger syrup to the cocktail shaker.
Fill the shaker with ice, seal it and give it about 15-20 hard shakes.
Add ice to your cocktail serving glass.
Open up the shaker and, using a strainer, strain the drink onto the fresh ice in the serving glass.
Add a few pieces of mint to float in the glass. This can be mint taken out of the cocktail shaker, or clap some more between your hands before adding it in.
Use a cocktail pick to thread a flexible piece of candied ginger on one side and then again through the other side. Add a sprig of mint to the garnish, held on between the pick and the ginger.
Add the garnish to the drink and serve.

Notes

If you have a favorite ginger beer or ginger ale, you can use that instead of the ginger syrup and seltzer. Just omit the syrup and add the ginger beer at the end, when you would add in the seltzer.

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