Fall Fig Moscow Mule Recipe

Why not try a fall themed Moscow Mule and drink it from a pretty copper mug? My famous Fig Moscow Mule recipe!

Ah copper mugs, there is something so inviting about their shiny warm color that begs the question “What do you drink out of a copper mug?”

That’s pretty much how I ended up learning about the cocktail called a Moscow Mule because one day I asked someone sitting next to me at the bar “What are you drinking out of that mug?”

Nope, I am not shy 🙂

Cool Copper by the Heat of a Fire

Last week I showed you a Thanksgiving tablescape featuring my own beautiful copper mugs in Last Minute Thanksgiving Table Courtesy of Your Closet.

Now it’s time to pick up that warm scarf off of the table, wrap it around your shoulders, and head out to my fire table, and have an adult beverage using those same mugs.

There is something so soothing about a fire! It’s quite primal our love of fire and it seems built into our DNA to gaze into the flames to relax.

It’s one of the only ways I can turn off my constant stream of thought.

Don’t you want to sit in this chair and gaze into the fire?

That’s what I do every summer in Colorado and this very spot inspired my fire table purchase.

Let’s create a fun pre-game event to Thanksgiving, with a fire side chat, and a Fig Moscow Mule.

It’s light and refreshing, before or after heavy meal and a little sweet too.

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Fig Moscow Mule

Figs may get a bad wrap being associated with Fig Newton cookies – you either love or dislike them.

I’m in camp Fig Newton! Figs are beautiful and sweet in their natural state.

Plus they are a delicacy arriving in stores early Fall, so the perfect time to add them to a Moscow Mule!

In a matter of minutes, you can wow your guests with a craft cocktail in a beautiful copper mug. Here is all that you need:

Fig Moscow Mule_Porch Daydreamer_Ingredients

Tools

Cocktail Shaker
Copper Mugs

Why are Moscow Mules served in copper mugs? They keep the drink extra cold and up the cold sensation on your lips!

Some say real copper mugs intensify the flavor.

I’m going for really cold to create a really refreshing drink!

Ingredients for 2 / Double for 4

2 oz. Tito’s Vodka (or your favorite)
Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic and in the grocery store) – Maine Root (spicier) or Barritt’s (not spicy) are what I use
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
1 ea. Chopped Fig

Let me start by saying if you don’t like fig – skip it!

Just make it with lime for a traditional Moscow Mule.

In a shaker filled 1/2 way with ice, combine the vodka, lime juice, and a couple of slices of fig fruit chopped and shake.

This is how I would do it in real life because I have no patience for measuring:

Throw in a couple of shots of vodka, squeeze a half of lime into the shaker, throw in a couple of mushed slices of fig fruit into the shaker of ice.

Do a little dance and shake, shake, shake away!

Fill your copper mugs with chopped ice if you have it, pour the contents of the shaker over the ice, and fill the remaining space with ginger beer. Stir!

If you are fancy like me, add garnish of sliced fig or lime!