Highballs
Gin-Gin Mule
Made with ginger syrup · Audrey Saunders, Beacon, New York, 2000
- highball
- cubes
- shake
Gin-Gin Mule
- 1¾ oz52 ml London dry gin
- ¾ oz22 ml fresh lime juice
- 1 oz30 ml ginger syrup
- 22 mint sprigs (1 to muddle, 1 to garnish)
- Top withTop with soda water (a splash, about 1 oz)
- In a shaker, gently muddle one mint sprig with the lime juice and ginger syrup.
- Add the gin and ice and shake well.
- Double-strain into an ice-filled highball and add a splash of soda water.
- Garnish with the second mint sprig, a lime wheel and candied ginger.
Garnish: mint sprig, lime wheel, candied ginger
The syrup
In this recipe
Ginger Syrup1 oz30 ml
Ginger syrup is sugar dissolved into fresh ginger juice for real heat, or simmered with sliced ginger for mellow warmth.
1 oz of our 1:1 ginger syrup supplies the same sugar as her simple syrup plus the ginger from her ginger beer; add a splash of soda for length
As printed: 1 oz simple syrup (1:1) + 1 oz homemade ginger beer (about 1 lb ginger per gallon of water, lightly sweetened with brown sugar)
Where it comes from
Audrey Saunders created it around 2000 to win over gin-shy drinkers, crossing a Mojito with a Moscow Mule and making her own ginger beer. It became a signature at her Pegu Club, which opened in 2005.
Source: James Beard Foundation recipe archive - Gin-Gin Mule (Audrey Saunders, Pegu Club) by Audrey Saunders.
Checked against: James Beard Foundation - Gin-Gin Mule (Pegu Club) · Imbibe - Gin-Gin Mule (2025, with Saunders's ginger beer recipe) · Kindred Cocktails - Gin-Gin Mule
Gear for this drink
Mixology & Craft 16-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set
OXO SteeL Angled Measuring Jigger
Best for Measuring syrup into drinks
Cuisinart Fine Mesh Stainless Strainers (set of 3)
Best for Every infused or fruit syrup