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This Gingerbread Irish Mule is a holiday twist on a classic cocktail. Gingerbread spice syrup is mixed with whiskey and ginger beer for a festive drink to enjoy all holiday season.
What is an Irish Mule?
An Irish Mule is a twist on a Moscow Mule – but uses whiskey instead of vodka. I have several versions of the Irish Mule on my site, including the classic Irish Mule, an Apple Cider Irish Mule and a Cranberry Irish Mule.
However, to celebrate the season, I decided to go in a new flavor direction. The spices and flavors of gingerbread go so well with whiskey and ginger beer that it was a perfect fit.
I partnered with Safeway to use their award winning OWN Brands Signature RESERVE™ Whiskey and Signature SELECT™ Ginger beer. These are available exclusively at Safeway along with their Open Nature® and O Organics® and are such a great value.
Host a virtual cocktail hour
Why not host a virtual cocktail hour this holiday season? Mix up a batch of gingerbread syrup and drop off a Gingerbread Irish Mule kit to friends. It could include a bottle of gingerbread syrup, a 4-pack of Signature SELECT ginger beer, a bottle of Signature RESERVE Whiskey and even a few copper mugs if you really want to go all out.
How to make a Gingerbread Irish Mule
For Gingerbread Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon molassas
- 2 inch piece of ginger peeled and sliced
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 whole nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons whole cloves
- 2 teaspoons whole allspice
- Mix ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- When mixture is simmering, reduce heat and simmer on low for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, turn off heat and allow to steep for about an hour.
To make Gingerbread Irish Mule
- 2 ounces Whiskey
- 6 ounces ginger beer
- 1/2 ounce gingerbread syrup
- Fill a copper mug with ice. Add whiskey, ginger beer and gingerbread syrup. Gently stir to mix, garnish with candied ginger if desired.
I shopped at Safeway, but you can also find these items at the Albertsons Companies family of stores, including Albertsons, ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Randalls, Shaw’s Supermarket, Star Market, Tom Thumb and Vons.
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Gingerbread Irish Mule
Ingredients
For Gingerbread Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon molassas
- 2 inch piece of ginger peeled and sliced
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 whole nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons whole cloves
- 2 teaspoons whole allspice
For Gingerbread Irish Mule
- 2 ounces Whiskey
- 6 ounces ginger beer
- 1/2 ounce gingerbread syrup
Instructions
To make Gingerbread Syrup
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- When mixture is simmering, reduce heat and simmer on low for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, turn off heat and allow to steep for about an hour.
- Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove solids, store in a sealed container in the fridge.
To make Gingerbread Irish Mule
- Fill a copper mug with ice. Add whiskey, ginger beer and gingerbread syrup. Gently stir to mix, garnish with candied ginger if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
