 a moscow mule is a buck or mule cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer, mint, and lime served in a copper mug garnished with a slice or wedge of lime. it became popular during the vodka craze in the united states during the 1950s. the name refers to the popular perception of vodka as a russian product. ==history== the cocktail was invented in 1941 by john g. martin of g.f. heublein brothers, inc., an east coast spirits and food distributor, and "jack" morgan, president of cock 'n' bull products (which produced ginger beer) and proprietor of the cock 'n' bull restaurant on sunset boulevard in los angeles popular with celebrities. george sinclair (2007) quotes from an article run in the new york herald tribune: the mule was born in manhattan but "stalled" on the west coast for the duration. the birthplace of "little moscow" was in new york's chatham hotel. that was back in 1941 when the first carload of jack morgan's cock 'n' bull ginger beer was railing over the plains to give new yorkers a happy surpriseâ¦ the violette family helped. three friends were in the chatham bar, one john a. morgan, known as jack, president of cock 'n' bull products and owner of the hollywood cock 'n' bull restaurant; one was john g. martin, president of g.f. heublein brothers inc. of hartford, conn., and the third was rudolph kunett, president of the pierre smirnoff, heublein's vodka divis
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