Classic Moscow Mule

The Story

A Russian woman walks into a bar.

No, this isn’t the start of a joke, but instead the origin story of the Moscow Mule.

The story goes that a woman named Sophie Berezinski, a Russian immigrant living in Los Angeles, was looking for a solution to a problem. See, Sophie’s father owned a copper factory in Russia, and they were sitting on thousands of copper mugs that needed to be sold. So out she went, looking for a buyer for her mugs. This led her to the Cock ‘n’ Bull pub, where her meeting with a couple of top-notch salesman would turn out to be kismet.

One of the men was the owner of the Cock ‘n’ Bull pub – Jack Morgan. He had invested time and money in creating a ginger beer – yet he didn’t really know how to move his new product.

The other man was John Martin, who had purchased the Smirnoff Vodka distillery in the 1930’s. And it wasn’t doing all too well.

So the three got together to come up with a new cocktail – one where the conductivity of the copper mug complemented the flavors ane overall experience of the cocktail itself. After some experimenting and a handful of attempts, the Moscow Mule was born.

In some ways, we feel like Sophie – storing numerous copper mugs that should go to a good home (bar). If you want to experience your own Moscow Mule the way Sophie intended, be sure to check out our Moscow Mule Barware Kit (with pure copper mugs)!