Moscow Mule

Ingredients

2 ounces of vodka, I opted for Russian Standard

1 ounce of lime juice

ginger beer

Directions

Put 6 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker

Pour vodka and lime juice over the ice and shake well

Half fill a chilled highball glass with the remaining ice cues

Strain the cocktail over them

Top up with ginger beer and garnish with a slice of lime

I first discovered the Moscow Mule while in Moscow’s “hipster heartland,” Red October. I stopped off for a quick one in the newly opened Podutsky Cafe and Bar. The head bartender, Anastasia Dezhnyova, and I immediately hit it off. That night, over several Moscow Mules we became steadfast friends.