Kristie Jones’ Black Apple Mule
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette-Kristie Jones
Serves 1 peopleCategories: beverages-alcoholic
Ingredients
- Crushed ice
- 1/2 cup diced Arkansas Black or red apple
- 1/2 lime
- 2 dashes black walnut bitters
- 1 1/2 oz. Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
- 2 oz. ginger beer
- 1 sprig of fresh mint
- Apple slice for garnish
Directions
- Fill a copper mug with as much ice as it will hold.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the diced apple with the lime juice and bitters. Dry-shake mixture. Add vodka to shaker and shake again. Strain mixture into copper mug. Top off with ginger beer and garnish with a apple slice and mint.
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Note: Kristie prefers using Gosling’s Ginger Beer for its effervescence and light flavor.