Classy
Moscow Mule Cocktail Gift Set
Great gift set! Anyone
who loves mixology will love this.
This set comes with a
handmade carved wooden box with a lovely clasp, a wood coaster and a beautiful
cooper mug (the pictures doesn’t give it justice since the surface is so shinny
and reflective that it catches the background hues). It came without any
blemish or scratch.
This will make a great
gift for this Christmas season.
I had to make a little
research into what was a Moscow Mule and the purpose of the cooper mug. What I
found was very interesting and a good thing to know if you like cocktails and
mixology.
Purpose: "the mug keeps
the drink colder longer without needing as much ice but also because the acidic
lime juice tastes a lot more sharp and crisp against the metal cup compared to
a traditional pint glass."
Note: I received this product free or highly discounted in exchange of an honest and un-biased opinion.
Recipe: (Oprah.com)
- Ingredients:
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1 tsp. sugar syrup
- Fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup ginger beer
- 1 sprig fresh mint
- 1 slice of lime
Directions: In a copper mug, pour
vodka over ice. Add sugar syrup and lime juice. Top with ginger beer and stir.
Garnish with mint sprig and lime slice.
Legend (cooper.org):
One day, while Martin
was visiting his friend Jack Morgan who owned the Cock 'n Bull pub on the
Sunset Strip in Hollywood, he bemoaned the fact that he couldn't sell his
vodka. Morgan complained he couldn't sell his ginger beer, a side passion of
his that saw cases of it sitting in his restaurant's basement. And a third
person (never identified in any of the stories) lamented that she had copper
mugs that she either didn't want or need. Enter the brainstorm. Could all three
benefit from combining their losses? The vodka and ginger beer were mixed with
a dash of lime juice and served in copper mugs, imprinted with a kicking mule.
In one of the most successful marketing campaigns in cocktail history, Martin combined these three seemingly hopeless endeavors into one of the most popular drinks of the 1950s and early 1960s. Advertised as the Smirnoff Mule, magazine ads and posters across the nation showed celebrities Woody Allen, Monique Van Vooren, Julie Newmar, "Killer" Joe Piro, and Dolores Hawkins enjoying this tasty drink.
The result was that the Moscow Mule became a huge hit within a few years, helped by the Hollywood set and their affinity for the latest cocktail trends. Copper mugs were soon ordered across the country to support the lively libation.
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