Dragon Fruit Mule

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The Elevated Craft Team

This week we are stirring up a Dragon Fruit Mule. A mule is a versatile cocktail with a short and simple ingredient list. By switching the base spirit and substituting a regular sugar syrup for a flavored one, you can easily change the flavor profile of this cocktail. While dragon fruit doesn’t have a strong flavor, it lends a beautiful vibrant color to this cocktail.

Ingredients:

2 ½ oz. Preferred Base Spirit, we used Anejo Tequila
¾ oz. Lime Juice
½ oz. Dragon fruit Syrup - recipe below
3 ½ oz. Ginger Beer, we used Betty Buzz
2 Dashes Lime & Sea Salt Bitters (or a dash of Saline Solution)
Lime Wheel or Lime Ribbon for garnish

Directions:

Combine your base spirit with lime juice and dragon fruit syrup in your Hybrid Cocktail Glass over crushed ice.
Stir and top with Ginger Beer.
Garnish with a lime wheel.

Notes:

Dragon Fruit Syrup:

Combine 1 cup water and 1.5 cups sugar with 1 cup of fresh or frozen pink dragon fruit in a saucepan over medium-low heat until all the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Strain out solids and store the syrup in a sealable container in the refrigerator.

Drink Notes:

This cocktail is so versatile it works with vodka, gin, bourbon, tequila, and rum as a base spirit.

The ginger beer makes a big difference, and all brands have different flavor. We chose Betty Buzz Ginger Beer because it is lower in sugar than most ginger beers with a strong ginger flavor. It is perfect for making a mule when you plan to use flavored syrup since it isn’t already overly sweet.