strawberry rhubarb Moscow mule

It’s the copper mug that says it all. I mean c’mon, it’s so pretty and cool. Even if you don’t like Moscow mules you should still get a cool copper mug and drink everything out of it. The name Moscow mule just comes from the fact that you use vodka in the drink. It actually originated in New York, not Moscow, as a marketing ploy for Smirnoff vodka. But since I just finished the first book in a trilogy that was set in Russia I thought I should make us a Moscow mule to celebrate. I made a strawberry rhubarb Moscow mule using fresh fruit instead of a simple syrup. I muddled the fruit like you would for a mojito. You could strain the fruit but I left it in the mug to keep the flavors melding together.

Strawberry rhubarb Moscow mule
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz lime juice
2-3 strawberries, cut into pieces
approx. 8 pieces frozen rhubarb thawed
4-6 oz ginger beer
Muddle fruit and lime juice in a copper mug. Add vodka and ginger beer.