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Hand holding a Kentucky Mule cocktail garnished with lime in a textured glass

Easy Kentucky Mule Cocktail

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Aliana Recipes
That first sip of a Kentucky Mule on a warm afternoon—pure refreshment with a bourbon soul.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings:1
Course:Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine:American, Southern
Calories:150kcal
Cost:$3.5
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz Bourbon Quality Kentucky bourbon
  • Top with Ginger Beer Spicy – not ginger ale
  • 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice Freshly squeezed
  • To fill Ice Cubes Enough to fill glass

Equipment

  • 1 Glass (textured or copper mug) To serve the cocktail
  • 1 Jigger To measure the bourbon
  • 1 Juicer For extracting fresh lime juice
  • 1 Spoon (optional) To stir gently if needed

Method
 

  1. Juice a fresh lime using a citrus juicer. Fresh juice gives the cocktail its signature zing.
    Hand holding a lime over a green vintage juicer with bourbon bottles in background
  2. Fill your chilled glass with ice and pour in 2 oz of your favorite Kentucky bourbon.
    Bourbon being poured into a textured glass with ice
  3. Top with spicy ginger beer. Pour slowly to keep the fizz strong and refreshing.
    Ginger beer pouring into a bourbon cocktail glass with ice
  4. Add a lime wedge for garnish. Optional: add mint or rim with brown sugar for extra flair.
    Finished Kentucky Mule cocktail with lime wedge garnish

Nutrition

Serving: 250gCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 12gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 40mgSugar: 10gVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.2mg

Notes

That first sip of a Kentucky Mule on a warm afternoon—pure refreshment with a bourbon soul.