The cocktail was invented in by John G. Martin of G.F. Heublein Brothers, Inc. (a spirits as food distributor on the east coast) in 1941. The traditional Moscow Mule is a vodka-based drink with an unusual ingredient list including ginger beer, lime, and bitters. As the story goes, Martin recently purchased the Smirnoff recipe and name for his company and was out promoting his new product. He took a break for dinner and drinks at the local Cock ‘n’ Bull on Sunset where the owner, his friend Jack Morgan, was struggling to sell his homebrew ginger beer. The final piece was another friend who had a large stock of copper mugs – and the Moscow Mule was born.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz Premium Vodka (3 parts)
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice (1-2 Fresh squeezed limes) (1 part)
• 4 – 6 oz Ginger Beer (8-12 parts)
• Dash of Bitters
• Mint (optional)

How-to: Squeeze 1 – 2 Ffresh limes into a copper mug and add vodka. Fill mug with ice to brim. Add ginger beer until almost full, then a dash or two of bitters. Stir gently and garnish with a lime wedge and mint.

Fun Fact: The acid in the lime juice actually reacts with the copper to give the mule an extra tangy flavor!

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Are you a wine connoisseur or just have an expensive bottle that you would like to enjoy over time? The Coravin wine preservation and serving system is an amazing invention that will revolutionize the industry of wine drinking. We can finally stop worrying about opening our best bottle of wine and have to finish it in one evening. With this system you can gain access to your wine without pulling the cork, allowing you to sample you wine throughout the ageing process.

Now you can enjoy your bottle of Opus One or Georges de Latour by the glass, whenever you like, and feel confident that your wine will remain fresh until you are ready for the next glass. Now you can share and enjoy the same bottle, or bottles on multiple occasions, over weeks, months, or even longer – without wasting a drop.

It is a simple but ingenious design; the Coravin System uses a hollow needle that is injected through the cork to extract the wine. The bottle is then filled with argon which is an inert gas that is in the air we breathe. Once the bottle is pressurized the wine flows through the needle into your glass. Once your done pouring wine the needle is removed and the cork reseals itself.

The Coravin System work best with natural cork found usually found in most premium wines, including closures made of agglomerated or multi-piece natural cork. It is not intended for use on synthetic corks since they are unlikely to re-seal completely which may allow some oxidation.

Many of us are passionate about mixology and some are just interested making their own cocktails at home. Either way alcohol an integral part of our society, unfortunately the complex libations of the past are just that – the past. If you are passionate about what you drink, how you serve your drinks, or just how cool you look while you make drink, The TeiKis® Boston Cocktail Shaker Ultimate Gift Set is a great package to have in your arsenal.

This set includes:

• 30oz Boston Cocktail Shaker and Glass
• 4 Prong Hawthorn Strainer
• 50ml Measure
• 25ml Measure
• 28.5cm Bar Spoon
• Masher / Muddler
• 30/50ml Jiggle

This robust cocktail set is made from stainless steel, is dishwasher safe, and is backed by 100% Money Back Guarantee / 2 year warranty. Not an avid connoisseur of the premium pour but know someone who is – The TeiKis kit comes in a gift box and is available on Amazon , which means you can have it delivered in just one day! If you really want to impress pick up The Curious Bartender: The Artistry and Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail for under $10 bux. This book was written by Tristan Stephenson, a brand ambassador and bartender trainer at The Ritz, among other top hotels. Stephenson opened critically acclaimed London bars, Purl, The Worship Street Whistling Shop and Dachs & Sons. This book not only covers how to make such classics as an Old Fashioned, but also details his modern variations such as the Green Fairy Sazerac topped with an absinthe ‘air’ or an Insta-age Rob Roy with the ‘age’ on the side.

Know your drinks… well.

If you know your beer, but there is always something wrong with all the craft beer, you must prove the world that you can do truly better. Making your beer and developing a perfect recipe is not going to be easy, but once you figure it out, you can become our next national hero. This starter beer kit will help you to get started and learn the process by making all the key decisions yourself.

Mr. Beer Premium Edition Home Brewing kit includes 2 gallon fermenting keg, 11 reusable plastic bottles, labels, ingredients and easy to follow instructions. Parts are easy to clean and durable. It will take you about two weeks to get the beer ready for consumption – a week for brewing and a week for natural carbonation. Lets share some beer passion!

Where it really starts to make some difference is when you use these stoppers on the champagne bottles. Keeping them carbonated is a real bitch, so a tight seal comes in very handy. And if you break one while popping bottles at six in morning to meet the sunrise, the company will replace it free of charge! They are very easy to use even when you had too much wine and can barely control the world.

Avina Wine Stoppers are also cool to look at, and usually appreciated by your guests. If you really have nothing to talk about with your friends these would make a great conversation peace. It is also very wrong to dump out an unfinished bottle of wine of almost any value (if you don’t want to finish it, let your dog finish it – it is $60 dollar wine bottle, you prik!), so we really have no idea how we lived without these before!

Now the science and the technology behind making your spirits is pretty simple. You put the stuff in the big pot, heat it up, evaporate the fumes, collect cooled liquefied fumes in the second pot, get rid of the heads and the tails and serve. Pretty simple. But be careful, because if you do it wrong, you may kill all of your new friends with your low quality ethanol. You never liked them to begin with anyways.

Do your research and do the process a couple of times before really consuming the product. Test it on your dog like they do in Kentucky. This moonshine still is definitely a work of art and would make an amazing centerpiece in any bar. It has a capacity of 10 gallons. It is lead free and has a two year warranty if you put this baby to work. Just picture all the alcohol you can make! Don’t forget to age a bottle or two of your best whiskey for your daughter’s wedding!

If the scope of your interest is limited to drinking in style in any imaginable place, you might want to check out this beautiful Manhattan Insulated Two-Bottle Cocktail Case Tool Kit. After all making drinks was always your passion and this kit not only contains everything you will need to make a perfect drink for yourself and your loved one, but also stylish enough to impress him/her and everyone around!

The case is fully insulated and made from premium leather. Rich velveteen interior lining showcases all the amenities included. It has two compartments for carrying two bottles of choice. Comes with two martini glasses, a shaker, jigger, tongs, strainer, olive picks, stirrer, and napkins. Perfect for after-parties and music festivals.