Rocky Mountain Mule Recipe

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Rocky Mountain Mule Recipe

Created by: Cori O’Connor, Bartender, Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ and Taphouse, Longmont, CO.

Recipe:

  • 2 ounces Tin Cup whiskey
  • 1/2 ounce Leopold Bros Rocky Mountain Blackberry Liqueur
  • 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
  • Ginger beer
  • Lime wedge, candied ginger and fresh blackberry, for garnish

Directions:

  1. Add first three ingredients to a Moscow Copper Co. copper mug.
  2. Fill with ice and top with ginger beer.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge, candied ginger and a fresh blackberry.

Inspiration:

The Rocky Mountain Mule is inspired by fresh mountain air and snow capped peaks. Great Colorado spirits like Tin Cup whiskey and Leopoldo Bros. blackberry liqueur really shine in this drink, and will give all those who try it a little taste of the Rockies.

Cori Connor

Cori Connor

Cori O’Connor is a bartender living and working on the Front Range in Colorado. Originally from Florida, she moved west three years ago, and that’s when bartending began to shift from job to career. Cori loves crafting unique and exciting cocktails, and introducing the world of fine spirits to folks that have not yet been exposed to them. When not working behind the bar, Cori enjoys exploring Colorado with her spouse, Casey, and their two feisty pups, Grimm and Matisse.