You'll find a wide variety of delicious drinks on our Wobbly Boots BBQ cocktail menu, with an entire section devoted to some new twists on the classic Moscow Mule. If you aren't familiar with this popular beverage, we've gathered some interesting facts about it right here for you.
The Moscow Mule - NOT From Russia!
With Moscow in the title, one would assume that this drink originated in that particular Russian city. On the contrary, it was created right here in the good old U.S.A. John G. Martin, of F.F. Heublien Brothers out of Hartford, Connecticut, bought the Smirnoff vodka company in 1939. Unfortunately for him, Americans were not big vodka fans at the time, and it soon became evident that this was a hard product to sell.
Martin brainstormed with Jack Morgan, the owner of a Los Angeles pub named Cock 'n' Bull, to come up with a way to convince customers to drink more vodka. Morgan's company produced their own house brand of ginger beer, which was also hard to sell at the time. Hoping to move both of their products, they combined the vodka and ginger beer, added a squeeze of lemon, and viola! The next popular cocktail was born. Over time people started using limes instead of lemons, but other than that, this classic recipe has stood the test of time.
The Famous Copper Mug
The recipe can be altered slightly from time to time for new and exciting variations, but it's not officially a Mule drink without that beautiful copper mug. Most people will tell you that the copper is used to keep the drink at a perfect, ice-cold temperature. While the copper mug does seem to make the drink much colder while you are drinking it, the original reason for the device was actually a publicity stunt.
Martin took this new delicious cocktail to bartenders across the country. Once they were hooked, he would ask them to pose for a Polaroid picture holding the copper mug and a bottle of Smirnoff. He'd leave one photo at the bar for publicity, and he'd take another copy to the next bar. Once the other bartenders saw that their competitors were offering this brand new sensation, they knew that they should too.
Wobbly Boots' Mule Menu
We've been working on a new drink menu here at the Boot, and we've come up with some pretty tasty creations for you to try the next time you come in for the best BBQ in Des Moines. We've got one portion of the menu dedicated to our own amazing versions of the Moscow Mule.
Every one of them come in that classic copper mug and contain ginger beer and a fresh squeezed lime, plus the following variety of ingredients:
- Wobbly Mule - made with Belvedere Premium UF 80 Vodka
- Pink Mule - made with Belvedere Pink Grapefruit Vodka
- Kentucky Mule - made with Bulleit 95 Bourbon
- Crisp Canadian - made with Crown Royal Apple Whisky, lime juice, & a splash of cranberry juice
Our Wobbly Boots Roadhouse Mule drinks are sure to please any lover of the classic cocktail, and they'll turn newcomers to the drink into fans. Take a look at the menu above, decide which looks the tastiest to you, think about which of our mouth-watering menu items you'd love to try it with, and then get over here. We're ready for you!
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Wobbly Boots Roadhouse
1301 NW 114th St
Clive IA 50325
Clive IA 50325
(515) 223-5700
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