Moscow Mule

 

Moscow Mule

    Normally a Moscow mule would call for a bouquet of mint to garnish the drink, enough to almost entirely take over the smell. I am going to purchase a mint plant soon, but at this moment, I do not have a mint plant, and therefore, there is no mint garnish in mine. Devoid of mint, it's mostly an effervescent ginger smell, maybe slightly more muted than just the ginger beer I'm using, but it's roughly the same smell, I can't distinguish any lime or vodka. It's very cold, light, tart lime forward, followed by a bit of vodka, and finishing with the slow creeping ginger burn. I suspect that a different ginger beer would yield a very different result. I'm using fever tree, and fever tree is an incredibly slow burn. Definitely easy to drink, refreshing, but ultimately simple. I also used my "good vodka" (the brand is literally "good") which is made from spent coffee grounds. It has a bit of a weird note that I just can't quite get around. I may revisit this with my Charbay in the future, it's a lot more neutral. I love what good vodka is doing, but this drink doesn't cover their off notes very well. Might try a White Russian in the near future, the flavors make more sense there. But with this vodka, I can't really give this above an 8/10

My Spec

My spec is pretty loose here but
1/2oz Lime Juice
1 1/2oz Vodka
4oz of ginger beer
Lots of crushed ice. You just want it to fill the glass and be easy to drink

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