Summertime Mule Recipe

Vodka and ginger beer mingle with summery flavors for a crisp and refreshing summertime mule cocktail recipe that is best enjoyed on hot summer days.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 222 Calories

Ingredients

• ice
• 2 fresh mint leaves
• 5 fresh mint leaves
• 3 fresh blueberries
• 1 slice cucumber
• 0.25 cup fresh blueberries
• 0.5 lime, cut into 2 wedges
• 0.5 (3 inch) piece English cucumber, diced
• 0.5 cup ginger beer (such as Fentimans)
• 2 fluid ounces vodka (such as Tito's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Fill a copper cup or mug with ice. Set aside.

Step 2

Mash 5 mint leaves in a cocktail shaker with a cocktail muddler. Add diced cucumber, ¼ cup blueberries, and 2 lime wedges; mash with the cocktail muddler until cucumber and blueberries are crushed and limes are juiced. Add ice and vodka; cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain cocktail into the iced-filled copper cup; top with ginger beer.

Step 3

Garnish cocktail with 3 blueberries, 2 mint leaves, and cucumber slice.