Mule is a brand now , it’s a cocktail which according to “The Wall Street Journal” was born out of a need to clear the bar's cellar, packed with unsold inventory, including vodka and ginger beer. The modern world has a lot of versions of the Mule – use Bourbon and it becomes Kentucky mule, use Irish whiskey and you can call it the Irish mule, use Spiced rum and it becomes Jamaican mule. The list is endless, so while I was traversing through it I found that the “Indian Mule” is yet to be made and hence I took the opportunity to make the first Indian Mule.
I did not use lemon or the Copper cup which is traditionally used for Mules. Since we are in the holiday season, I decided to make a sauce out of berries and use that for my Mule.
I had to choose the most Iconic Indian drink for it and what better than the “OLD MONK” rum.
Fun fact - the Old Monk rum was named after the famous “Gumnami Baba”. Yes a lot of folks believe the Gumnami Baba was indeed Subhash Chandra Bose who lived his end years in India using this false identity for reasons better known to him.
So this is my idea of an Indian Mule – I name it the “Mumbai Mule”. Do watch the video in YouTube for better understanding of the steps to create this.
I served it to my Indian and American friends and they all loved it, you should give it a try too.