Fabulous Fall Cocktail: The Apple Ginger Mule

We love the Moscow Mule this time of year — it’s so spicy and comforting. So this apple-a-fied version that was created by San Francisco mixologist Brooke Arthur that we got from Aviation American Gin? Yep, had to try it. (And how gorgeous is that liquor bottle?)

Apple Ginger Mule Recipe

Ingredients
4 pieces sweet apple chunks
1½ oz Aviation Gin
¾ oz freshly pressed lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
2 oz ginger beer
Directions
In a pint mixing glass, muddle the apple chunks.

Add gin.

Add lime juice.

And simple syrup.

Fill with ice.

Shake vigorously. Strain into ice-filled collins glass. (Or, in my case, the closest shaped glass you have to that.)

Top with ginger beer. (I always spring for the Barritts — no high-fructose corn syrup! Plus, it’s Bermuda’s favorite, which makes me feel 100 percent more tropical, no matter the weather.)

Garnish with sliced apple.

Drink!

I’ve never been a huge gin fan, but this Aviation is good stuff — and this apple ginger mule recipe is damn delicious. I clearly didn’t like gin enough before because I wasn’t drinking the good stuff, nor was I drinking it with the right stuff. But now that I have a bottle of this at home, well, it’s apple ginger mules for all! And a big thanks to Aviation for sending us this recipe and the bottle to try — my gin life has been forever changed for the better!
Do you have a favorite gin recipe? Fall cocktail you love to shake up? —Jenn