Ingredients

  • 1¾ ozgin
  • 1 ozfresh lime juice
  • ¾ ozsimple syrup
  • 6 leavesfresh mint(plus sprig for garnish)
  • 1 ozginger beer(to top)

🔧 Tools

shakerjiggermuddlerstrainercitrus juicer

Instructions

  1. Gently muddle mint leaves with simple syrup in a shaker.
  2. Add gin and lime juice and fill with ice.
  3. Shake vigorously until well chilled.
  4. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
  5. Top with ginger beer and stir briefly.
  6. Garnish with a mint sprig and candied ginger.

📜 History

Audrey Saunders created this signature drink around 2000 while working at Beacon Bar in New York. When she opened Pegu Club in 2005, the Gin Gin Mule became one of the bar's most popular offerings, helping establish it as a cocktail destination. The New York Times named it the most significant cocktail of the decade in 2009.

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