Missouri Mule

Missouri Mule

  • Type
    Cocktail
  • Primary alcohol by volume
    Bourbon whiskey
    Campari
  • Served
    Straight up
  • Standard drinkware
    Cocktail glass
  • Commonly used ingredients
    2 parts Bourbon whiskey
    2 parts applejack
    2 parts lemon juice
    1 part campari
    1 part cointreau
  • Preparation
    Shake ingredients together with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.

The Missouri mule cocktail was created for President Harry S Truman.

The cocktail commemorates Truman’s home state of Missouri and the donkey mascot of the Democratic Party.

References
Joe Gilmore

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