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Christmas Moscow Mule Cocktail

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Macheesmo
Updated Jun 21, 2018
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Fresh herbs muddled with sugar and topped with ginger beer, vodka and cranberry juice. Garnished with a skewer of sugared cranberries, this festive cocktail is sure to spread the holiday cheer.

More About This Recipe

  • We took everything you love about a Moscow mule and flavored it for Christmas. Our holiday Moscow mule stays true to the original (i.e., lime juice, vodka and ginger) but we added fresh herbs and the unofficial fruit of Christmas—cranberries. The result? Sugar-coated cranberries that up the festive factor while rosemary and thyme give this mule a fragrant, warming finish. This holiday inspired mule is just as it should be: sweet, slightly spicy and oh-so-cheery. Whatever version of the Moscow mule you’re serving, we suggest pouring one up in a copper cup. Regardless of whatever ingredients you choose to use, is it really a Moscow mule without the copper cup? Celebrate any season with some of our other merry-making vodka drinks.

Christmas Moscow Mule Cocktail

  • Prep Time 5 min
  • Total 5 min
  • Servings 1
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 3-4 rosemary needles
  • Small pinch of fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 oz vodka
  • 2 oz cranberry juice
  • 4 oz ginger beer
  • Sugar-coated cranberries, for garnish
  • Fresh herbs, for garnish

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In a cocktail shaker, lightly muddle together herbs and sugar. Top with vodka and cranberry juice and shake with ice.
  • Step 
    2
    Strain into a copper cocktail mug and fill with ice and ginger beer. Garnish with cranberries dusted with sugar and fresh herbs.

Nutrition

230 Calories
0g Total Fat
0g Protein
23g Total Carbohydrate
21g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
0%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
10mg
0%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
21g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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