Bite Me: Japanese Mule Cocktail

Ingredients

Yield:

1 Cocktail

• Pear Green Tea Ice Cubes

  • 2 cups water just under boiling temperature (75 - 85 degrees Celsius)
  • 2 tablespoons pear green tea
  • 4 slices cucumber

• Japanese Mule Cocktail

  • 2 oz citron vodka
  • ½ oz fresh lime juice
  • 5 cucumber slices
  • 60 ml ginger beer
  • Mint sprig for garnish

Preparation

Difficulty:

Easy

Time:

Total Time:

1. Pear Green Tea Ice Cubes

   1. Steep the tea in hot water for 2 - 3 minutes then strain and pour into large ice molds (don’t over-steep the tea as it becomes astringent).
   2. Add a cucumber slice to each ice mold for visual effect.
   3. Place in freezer for 12 hours or until frozen.

2. Japanese Mule Cocktail

   1. Muddle cucumber slices into cocktail glass.
   2. Add remaining ingredients with ice (except ginger beer) and shake, shake, shake!
   3. Pour ginger beer over the pear green tea ice cubes in a tall glass and double strain the cocktail on top.
   4. Garnish with a mint sprig.