Italian Moscow Mule Food

MOSCOW MULE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill a copper mug or similarly sized glass with ice. Pour in the vodka and lime juice. Fill the glass with ginger beer and gently swirl it with a spoon once to mix.
• Garnish with a lime wedge, and enjoy!

LIMONCELLO MOSCOW MULE

Steps:

• Fill a copper mule mug with ice. Add lime juice, limoncello, and vodka; stir to combine. Top with ginger beer. Lightly stir again and garnish with lemon slice.

MOSCOW MULE

Steps:

• Fill a 2- or 3-quart pitcher halfway with ice. Add the ginger beer, vodka and lime juice. Stir to combine. Serve in copper mugs (or a regular glass will work!). Enjoy!

LEMON MOSCOW MULE

Steps:

• Add the lemon juice, limoncello, vodka and a few ice cubes to a Moscow mule mug. Top off with ginger beer to fill the glass. Garnish with lemon wheels.
• Grate the zest from the lemons using a Microplane grater, taking care to leave the pith behind. Place the zest in a 3-quart pitcher. Pour the vodka over it and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a spot where it won't be disturbed, at room temperature, and let steep 1 week.
• Combine 3 1/2 cups water and the sugar in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Let cool completely, then pour the syrup into the pitcher with the zest and stir. Cover tightly again and let stand for 24 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and discard the solids. Pour into clean bottles with tight-fitting caps. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours or up to 1 month.
• "One Dish at a Time: Delicious Recipes from My Italian-American Childhood and Beyond" by Valerie Bertinelli © Rodale 2012. Provided courtesy of Valerie Bertinelli. All rights reserved.

MOSCOW MULE

Steps:

• Put the vodka in a copper mug. Squeeze the lime over the vodka. Add some Ginger Ice Cubes and top with the ginger beer.

MOSCOW MULE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour vodka and lime juice into a mug; add ice cubes and ginger beer. Stir to combine.
• Drop a lime wedge into the mug for garnish.

MOSCOW MULE

Steps:

• Pour the vodka into a metal mug, julep tin or tumbler. Load up ¾ full with crushed ice, then fill to the top with the ginger beer and stir gently to combine. Add a few dashes of ginger bitters. Serve with a sprig of mint to garnish and the lime to squeeze over.