By Risha Ganguly
Popularly served in a copper mug, Moscow mule is a great cocktail to sip on, any time of the year. Let us get to know some interesting facts about Moscow mule, that would tank up our alcohol trivia.
Made with vodka and ginger beer, this refreshing cocktail is a mix of the best.
A copper mug is the choice of vessel to keep the cocktail really cool. Although debated, but the chances of copper toxicity are very low.
The mule is added in the name of the cocktail because the ginger beer is supposed to give a kick to the drink.
Moscow mule became popular in the US after John Martin went around clicking Polaroids of bartenders with copper mugs and Smirnoff vodka.
There are a lot of variations of this cocktails like Aussie mule, French mule, Irish mule and Oslo mule.