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Spiced Apple Mule

A moscow mule twist built on apple juice, lime and cinnamon, topped with ginger ale and served over ice in a copper mug. Autumn in a glass, five minutes start to finish.

Spiced Apple Mule
Prep 5 minutes
Cook
Total 5 minutes
Servings 1
Difficulty
Ingredients
  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • 2 oz apple juice
  • 0.25 oz lime juice
  • 3-5 oz ginger ale
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • apple to garnish
Instructions
  • Combine the vodka, apple juice and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Snap two cinnamon sticks in half and add them to the shaker.
  • Add 6 ice cubes and shake until well chilled.
  • Strain through a fine strainer into a copper mug (or another suitably large vessel).
  • Top the mug with ice and fill with ginger ale.
  • Garnish with a small fan of apple slices, a cinnamon stick and a lime wedge. To make the apple fan, cut through the centre of the apple leaving the core attached, slice thinly, and fan out 3-4 slices.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
Ginger carries this drink, so don't skimp on the ginger ale, and a neutral vodka works fine here, it's not doing much flavour work on its own. If using leftover poached-apple liquid instead of plain apple juice, add a half teaspoon of ascorbic or citric acid to stop it discolouring.

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From the Chef

This one came out of leftover poached-apple liquid I didn’t want to waste, cinnamon-infused apple juice turned out to be a near-perfect base for a mule. Ginger is still doing the heavy lifting here, same as any good mule, the apple and cinnamon just add a layer underneath without getting in the way. Don’t overthink the vodka, a mid-shelf bottle tastes the same as anything more expensive once it’s mixed into a cocktail this flavourful.

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