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Mezcal Mule

Name: Mezcal Mule
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 g fine sea salt; 2 g chili powder; 1 wedge lime wedge; 100 ml mezcal; 240 ml ginger beer, chilled; 30 ml fresh lime juice; 60 g cucumber; 300 g ice cubes; 20 g cucumber ribbons or slices; 2 slices lime wheels

Mezcal Mule is bright, smoky, and sharply refreshing, with spicy ginger beer and tart lime lifting the earthy depth of mezcal. A chili-salt rim and cool cucumber garnish give it a distinctly Mexican, bar-ready finish.

10 min

2 servings

182 kcal

Mexican

Ingredients

Chili-salt rim

4 gfine sea salt
2 gchili powder
1 wedgelime wedge

Cocktail

100 mlmezcal
240 mlginger beer, chilled
30 mlfresh lime juice
60 gcucumber
300 gice cubes

To garnish

20 gcucumber ribbons or slices
2 sliceslime wheels

Instructions

1
Mix the fine sea salt and chili powder on a small plate. Rub the rims of 2 mule mugs or short glasses with the lime wedge, then dip the rims into the chili-salt mixture to coat lightly.
2
Cut the cucumber into a few slices. Divide the cucumber between the glasses and gently muddle just enough to release its fresh aroma; do not crush it to a pulp or the drink can become watery and vegetal.
3
Fill the glasses with the ice cubes. Pour in the mezcal and fresh lime juice, dividing both evenly between the glasses.
4
Top each glass with the chilled ginger beer. Stir once or twice gently to combine without knocking too much carbonation out of the drink.
5
Garnish each drink with cucumber ribbons or slices and a lime wheel. Serve immediately while very cold.

Nutrition per serving

182 kcal

Calories

Protein

16g

Carbs

Fat

Fiber

Notes

•For a smokier mule, choose a boldly peated mezcal; for a softer version, use a joven mezcal with citrus notes.
•Chill the mugs or glasses for 5 minutes in the freezer if you want an extra-cold classic bar-style serve.
•If your ginger beer is very sweet, add an extra 5-10 ml lime juice total to sharpen the balance.
•Use a light hand with the chili rim so it seasons the first sip without overpowering the drink.

Background

The Mule template descends from the Moscow Mule, a mid-20th-century cocktail built on spirit, ginger beer, and lime. This Mexican variation swaps in mezcal, whose smoky agave character pairs naturally with lime and chili, echoing flavor combinations common in Mexican drinks and fruit snacks.

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