Kentucky Mule

Name: Kentucky Mule
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: North America, Southern
Ingredients: 4 cups ginger beer, chilled; 1-1/4 cups bourbon; 2/3 cup lime juice; Ice cubes; Optional: Lime slices and mint sprigs

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Turn your Moscow mule into a Kentucky mule by using your favorite bourbon, and garnish those pretty copper mugs with a mint sprig.

Ingredients

4 cups ginger beer, chilled
1-1/4 cups bourbon
2/3 cup lime juice
Ice cubes
Optional: Lime slices and mint sprigs

Directions

Combine ginger beer, bourbon and lime juice in a pitcher. Serve over ice. If desired, serve with lime slices and mint sprigs.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 169 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 12mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Bourbon lovers will love this Kentucky mule recipe. It's the same as a Moscow mule, but replaces the vodka with bourbon. Serve the cocktail in a copper mug to keep it cold. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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