No one knows the true story behind the Moscow Mule, but here is the story I’ve seen reiterated several times online: In the 1940s, Americans didn’t like vodka and subsequently, wouldn’t drink it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story goes that a bartender at an L.A. restaurant made this drink after listening to three businessmen—a vodka maker, a ginger beer maker and a copper mug maker—complain about no one using their products. He also might’ve had an excess of all three. *shrugs*u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhatever actually happened resulted in a delicious sipper, traditionally served in a copper mug. (But please know that if you don’t have a copper mug, you can still enjoy one of these in a regular cocktail glass.)