Munich Mule
The Munich Mule is our signature long drink: Munich Dry Gin, fresh lime juice and ginger beer over plenty of ice, garnished with cucumber and lime. It is the gin version of the Moscow Mule, with gin replacing the vodka. The ginger heat meets juniper and herbs instead of a neutral spirit.
- Preparation time
- 3 minutes
- Servings
- 1 drink
- Difficulty
- easy
- Method
- Built in the glass
- Glass
- Highball glass or stoneware mug
- Garnish
- Cucumber and lime slice
Ingredients
- 5cl THE DUKE Munich Dry Gin
- 2 cl lime juice
- 10cl ginger beer
Preparation
- Fill the glass to the top with ice cubes.
- Add 5 cl Munich Dry Gin and 2 cl fresh lime juice.
- Top up with 10 cl well chilled ginger beer.
- Stir once briefly so the carbonation stays.
- Garnish with a slice of cucumber and a slice of lime.
Pour all ingredients over ice into a highball glass and garnish with a slice of cucumber and lime.
Tips
- Use ginger beer, not ginger ale. The ginger heat is what makes a mule.
- Do not shake. The drink is built in the glass, otherwise the carbonation is lost.
- Serve it properly in the handmade stoneware mug: it keeps the drink cold for a long time, like the copper mug of the Moscow Mule.
- The cucumber slice is not decoration, it brings cool freshness against the ginger heat.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a Munich Mule and a Moscow Mule?
Only the spirit. The Moscow Mule, created in the USA in 1941, combines vodka, lime juice and ginger beer. In the Munich Mule gin replaces the vodka, everything else stays the same. We mix 5 cl Munich Dry Gin with 2 cl lime juice and 10 cl ginger beer. The gin brings juniper and herbal notes that neutral vodka does not have.
Ginger beer or ginger ale?
Ginger beer. It is far sharper and more ginger-forward than ginger ale, which tastes milder and sweeter. That heat is what makes the mule. With ginger ale you get a different, softer long drink, known in the bar world as a Gin Buck.
Which glass for a Munich Mule?
A highball glass with plenty of ice. Our handmade 0.2 litre stoneware mug is the stylish option: like the copper mug of the Moscow Mule it keeps the drink cold and fresh. Copper mugs work as well. Either way, plenty of ice is what matters.