Ginger Beer cocktails
4 classic recipes from our canon that use ginger beer — Ginger Beer sits in our mixers shelf.
Kyiv Mule
Vodka, lime and ginger beer with a cold copper bite.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml vodka
- ◆10 ml lime juice
- ◆120 ml ginger beer
Method
- 1Build over ice in a mug or highball.
- 2Add vodka and lime, top with ginger beer.
- 3Stir gently.
PRO TIP
Spicy ginger beer, not ginger ale — the heat is the whole point.
Garnish — Lime wedge
Dark 'n' Stormy
Spicy ginger beer with a dark rum storm cloud floated on top.
Ingredients
- ◆100 ml ginger beer
- ◆60 ml dark rum
Method
- 1Fill a highball with ice and pour in the ginger beer.
- 2Float the dark rum over the back of a spoon.
PRO TIP
Float the rum last — the dark cloud over pale ginger beer is the whole look.
Garnish — Lime wedge
Suffering Bastard
Gin and brandy over lime and bitters, lengthened with ginger beer — a wartime Cairo cure.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆30 ml brandy
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆2 dashes angostura bitters
- ◆to top ginger beer
Method
- 1Shake gin, brandy, lime and bitters with ice.
- 2Pour unstrained into a Collins glass.
- 3Top with ginger beer.
PRO TIP
A hangover 'cure' invented in 1942 Cairo — the ginger does the heavy lifting.
Garnish — Mint sprig and orange
El Diablo
Tequila and blackcurrant over spicy ginger beer — dark red, long and lively.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml reposado tequila
- ◆15 ml creme de cassis
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆to top ginger beer
Method
- 1Build tequila, cassis and lime over ice in a highball.
- 2Top with ginger beer.
- 3Stir once gently.
PRO TIP
Spicy ginger beer plays off the sweet cassis.
Garnish — Lime wheel
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