Christmas Moscow Mule Cocktail

Name: Christmas Moscow Mule Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
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

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Prep 5 min
Total 5 min
Servings 1

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+ LESS-

By Macheesmo

Updated June 21, 2018

Ingredients

3-4 rosemary needles

Small pinch of fresh thyme

teaspoon sugar

oz vodka

oz cranberry juice

oz ginger beer

Sugar-coated cranberries, for garnish

Fresh herbs, for garnish

Steps

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1

In a cocktail shaker, lightly muddle together herbs and sugar. Top with vodka and cranberry juice and shake with ice.
2

Strain into a copper cocktail mug and fill with ice and ginger beer. Garnish with cranberries dusted with sugar and fresh herbs.

Expert Tips

To make cranberries, just rinse with water and then sprinkle with fine sugar.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 230
Calories from Fat: 0

% Daily Value

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.

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.