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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
When a Moscow mule is made with tequila it becomes a Mexican mule but what happens when you add peach schnapps?
It's my twist on that the iconic cocktail recipe. Spicy, sweet, and tangy -- you'll love this refreshing, summer cocktail that I'm calling a Texas Mule!
The ginger flavor combined with the hot sauce gives the drink a bite that leaves your lips tingling. Make it in a pitcher because this is going to disappear fast!
🧾 Ingredients
- Reposado tequila
- Peach schnapps
- Simple syrup
- Lime juice
- Hot sauce
- Ginger beer
- Basil or mint leaves
🔪 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.
- Muddle the basil leaves in the bottom of a shaker.
- Add the everything but the ginger beer.
- Shake vigorously.
- Strain your delicious Texas mule into a glass.
- Top with ginger beer.
- Garnish with more basil leaves.
- Add a straw, sip, and repeat.
💭 Tips for success
Expert Tip: Grate some fresh ginger in the bottom of the shaker and muddle along with the basil for extra ginger flavor. Be sure to strain out.
- If you like it a little spicier garnish with a couple of jalapeno slices.
- Crushed ice keeps this tequila cocktail icy cold - but regular ice cubes are fine.
- Fresh basil leaves are pretty but you can garnish with lime, a peach slice, jalapeno or anything you like.
- Ginger beer and tequila taste great without the other ingredients in a pinch.
- Gingerale can stand in for the ginger beer.
👩🏻🍳 Frequently asked questions
Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.
When a mule cocktail is made with tequila it's called a Mexican mule. It's usually some combination of tequila and ginger beer with lime or other citrus.
That depends on your love of ginger! I prefer Reed's Jamaican Extra Ginger, but other possibilities are Bundaberg, or FeverTree.
Scientifically they do not, however they are traditional.
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📖 Recipe
Texas Mule Cocktail
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Ingredients
- 2 sprigs basil, or mint
- 2 ounces reposado tequila
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- ½ ounce lime juice
- 2 dashes hot sauce
- 4 ounces ginger beer, or to fill glass
- ice
Instructions
- Muddle the basil leaves in the bottom of a shaker.
- Add the tequila, peach schnapps, simple syrup, lime juice, and hot sauce.
- Add ice and shake vigorously for a minute or so.
- Add ice to an on the rocks glass.
- Strain the tequila mixture into the glass.
- Top with ginger beer.
- Garnish with more basil leaves.
Notes
- If you like it a little spicier garnish with a couple of jalapeno slices.
- Crushed ice keeps this tequila cocktail icy cold - but regular ice cubes are fine.
- Fresh basil leaves are pretty but you can garnish with lime, a peach slice, jalapeno or anything you like.
- Ginger beer and tequila taste great without the other ingredients in a pinch.
- Ginger ale can stand in for the ginger beer.
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