Gin Gin Mule — Gin and ginger beer with fresh mint

Gin Gin Mule

Gin and ginger beer with fresh mint

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 ozFresh Lime Juice
    Fresh squeezed
    Substitute: Key lime preferred
  • 2 dashesAngostura Aromatic Bitters
    Optional finishing touch
    Substitute: Angostura Orange acceptable
  • 3 ozGinger Beer
    Spicy ginger beer
    Substitute: Fever-Tree or Q preferred
  • 8-10 leavesFresh Mint Leaves
    Muddle gently
    Substitute: Essential ingredient
  • 2 ozGin
    London Dry gin
    Substitute: Plymouth gin
  • 1/2 ozSimple Syrup
    Light simple syrup
    Substitute: Rich syrup 1/3 oz

Instructions

  1. Add 8-10 fresh mint leaves and 1/2 oz simple syrup to shaker
  2. Gently muddle mint leaves to release oils

    Gentle press, don't destroy leaves

  3. Add 2 oz gin and 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
  4. Fill with ice and shake vigorously
  5. Double strain into copper mug or highball filled with ice

    Remove mint debris

  6. Top with 3 oz ginger beer
  7. Add 2 dashes Angostura bitters if using

    Optional finishing touch

  8. Garnish with mint sprig and lime wheel

Technique Notes

Press the mint, do not pulverise it. Torn leaves release chlorophyll and the drink turns grassy and bitter.

Why the Gin Gin Mule Works

A Mojito and a Moscow Mule overlapped — gin and mint share the herbaceous register, ginger beer and lime supply the spice-acid axis. Angostura sharpens the herbal complexity so the drink reads layered rather than just refreshing; the simple syrup balances the lime's bite without sweetening the mint.

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