Refreshing and Fruity Summer Moscow Mule Recipes

 

Summer has arrived, and you know what that means…

It’s time to start planning weekend get-together with friends and family, Saturday cookouts by the pool, or summer evening cocktail parties with co-workers.

If you’re a mule lover who’s short on drink recipes, you’re in luck. We’ve pulled together a list of our favorite fruity, tropical, and refreshing summer Moscow mule recipes that are guaranteed to cool you down.

Give the following fruit-twisted summer mule recipes a mix, and let us know what you think! And don’t forget…to ensure maximum levels of enjoyment, always drink your mules from a pure solid copper mug.

STRAWBERRY MOSCOW MULE

Ingredients:

• 1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed
• 4 oz. vodka
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 bottle ginger beer
• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• 1 strawberry for every drink you’re mixing to use as a garnish

Preparing your Strawberry Mule

1. Place a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and mash the strawberries with the back of a spoon so the juices drip into the bowl.
2. Add ice to a chilled mug or highball glass, then divide strawberry juice, vodka, and lime juice between the 2 mugs.
3. Top off with ginger beer.
4. Place a lime & strawberry skewer in each cocktail.

MANGO PINEAPPLE MOSCOW MULE

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. chopped mango (only 1 mango needed)
• 1 oz. chopped pineapple
• 12 oz. ginger beer
• 3 oz. vodka
• Lime wedges
• Mint springs

Preparing your Mango Pineapple Mule

1. Chop up a mango and pineapple into small pieces. Puree with blender.
2. Add 2 oz. ginger beer syrup and 10 oz. soda water.
3. Garnish with lime wedges and mint leaves.

GRAPEFRUIT ROSEMARY MOSCOW MULE

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. vodka
• 2 oz. freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice ( about ½ of a grapefruit)
• 1/2 oz. (1 tablespoon) fresh lime juice
• 3 oz. chilled ginger beer
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary

Preparing your Grapefruit-Rosemary Mule

1. Fill a copper mug with ice.
2. Add the vodka, grapefruit, lime juices, and ginger beer. Stir to combine.
3. Garnish with a sprig of fresh rosemary.

SUMMER MULE

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
• Fresh berries (about 4-6 per drink)
• 2 oz. vodka
• 3 oz. ginger beer
• Soda water
• Ice

PREPARING YOUR SUMMER MULE

1. Muddle the berries with the lime juice. (I used blackberries and raspberries, but I’ve also made this with strawberries and blueberries; just use whatever you’ve got on hand or whichever fruits seem the ripest.) The berries should break down quickly as you muddle them creating a syrup-like texture.
2. Add the ginger beer and vodka.
3. Pour over ice and top off with sparkling water.

LAVENDER MULE

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. lemon juice
• 2 oz. vodka
• 1 oz. elderflower syrup
• 2 oz. ginger beer
• Lavender syrup
• Lavender ice cubes (optional)

Ingredients for lavender syrup:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons dried culinary lavender

Preparing your lavender syrup:

1. Combine the sugar and dried food-grade lavender in a heat-proof bowl.
2. Pour boiling water over the sugar and lavender, and stir for a few seconds until the sugar is dissolved. Let the lavender steep for 10-15 minutes.
3. Strain the lavender out and let the syrup come to room temperature, then refrigerate.

Preparing your lavender ice cubes:

1. Place a few pinches of dried culinary lavender in an ice cube tray, cover with water and freeze. (Optional: Throw in a few dried food-grade rose petals for color and aroma.)

Preparing your lavender mule:

1. Combine all the ingredients in shaker.
2. Serve over the lavender ice cubes in a copper mug.

CITRUS MULE