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This London Mule Recipe will be your new favorite drink, so let’s make a big batch! It’s perfect for the holidays or dinner parties because you can make them ahead and they are absolutely delicious!
Why You’ll Love London Mule
If you like a Moscow Mule and you like Gin, you’re going to love this. The vanilla and cinnamon pair so well with the gin. It gives it an amazing festive touch. And with it being a large batch it’s perfect because you won’t be stuck in the kitchen working out your arm muscles shaking drinks all night if you’re having people over for dinner!
How To Prepare London Mule
🎛️ First we are going to start with making the cinnamon vanilla simple syrup. Add the sugar, cinnamon sticks, water and vanilla to a saucepan and simmer until thickened and reduced by about ⅓. Add in maple syrup.Let it cool completely.
🍹 To your pitcher, add your gin (I use Empress1908. It has a unique delicious flavor and it’s purple which makes this drink so pretty!), lemon juice and start with ¾ cup of the simple syrup, add in ginger beer and soda water. Adjust for sweetness at this point. Make sure you add the cinnamon sticks to your pitcher so it continues to infuse the flavors. Top with ice.
🍋 Garnish with rosemary, lemon and a cinnamon stick.
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Substitutions for London Mule
- You can use vodka instead of gin if you prefer.
- If you don’t have vanilla bean paste you can use vanilla extract.
Variations for London Mule
- Blackberry Variation: For a little pizzazz, you can add a few blackberries with a touch of honey to the bottom of each cup and use a muddler to combine.
- Apple Variation: You can add some apple slices as garnish for a pretty pop.
🔥Chef Nadia’s Tip🔥
Pre-chill your mugs in the freezer and it will keep you drink colder longer!
Recipes that Pair with London Mule
Common Questions
Simple syrup can be made up to a month ahead as long as it is stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
No definitely not. The ginger beer will lose its carbonation so this is definitely a drink you stir.
You can get all the elements ready but what to add the ginger beer and soda water till right before or it will go flat.
I really love Empress1908 Indigo. You can get it at Total Wine and they sell it at a lost of Costco at a good price too.
London Mule
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 pitcher
Ingredients
London Mule
- 2¼ cups Gin, Empress1908 is my fav
- 2½ cups ginger beer
- 1½ cup sparkling water
- ¾-1 cup Cinnamon Vanilla Simple Syrup
- ⅔ cup lemon juice
- Lemon slices, garnish
- Rosemary, garnish
- Cinnamon sticks, garnish
Cinnamon Vanilla Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
Cinnamon Vanilla Simple Syrup
- Add the sugar, cinnamon sticks, water and vanilla to a saucepan and simmer until thickened and reduced by about ⅓. Add in maple syrup. Let it cool completely.
London Mule
- To your pitcher, add your gin, lemon juice and start with ¾ cup of the Cinnamon Vanilla Syrup, add in ginger beer and soda water. Adjust for sweetness at this point. Make sure you add the cinnamon sticks to your pitcher so it continues to infuse the flavors. Top with ice.
- Garnish with rosemary, lemon and a cinnamon stick.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
