Cocktail · Ukraine
Kyiv Mule
Kyiv Mule recipe from Ukraine: vodka, ginger beer and fresh lime. Exact oz/ml measures and full method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Copper mug
- Base
- Vodka
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) vodka
- 3 oz (90 ml) ginger beer
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) fresh lime juice
Garnish
Lime wheel
How to make it
- 1Chill a copper mug and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add vodka, ginger beer and lime juice to the copper mug, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with a lime wheel and serve immediately.
The story behind Kyiv Mule
Vodka gives this modern Kyiv riff its Ukrainian reference, while ginger beer and lime keep the familiar mule structure sharp. It is a lively, uncomplicated bar serve for the beginning of the evening, not a historic city classic.
This is a Where It's Five house creation inspired by local ingredients and drinking traditions, not a historic national cocktail.