About the Recipe
What is the difference between a “Mule” and a “Buck” cocktail. It's more common to ask for a mule, as buck and mule have pretty much become the same thing. Purists will say that bucks can only be made with ginger ale and mules only with ginger beer - but we'll say while ginger beer is better because it packs a more gingery, robust punch, either will do in a pinch.
Ingredients
2 oz Bourbon
¾ oz Lemon Juice
½ oz Ginger Syrup (or substitute simple syrup)
Dash of Angostura bitters
2-3 oz Ginger beer
1-2 hulled, fresh strawberries
Preparation
In a shaker, muddle fresh strawberries.
Combine remaining ingredients (except ginger beer), add ice, and shake briefly. Add 2 oz of ginger beer into your tin, then double strain into a Collins glass filled with ice adding ginger beer to top off.