Buck Cocktails
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| − | '''Buck''', and also called a mule, is a slightly antiquated name for a family of historic mixed drinks that involve ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors. The origin of the cocktail may be traced back to the [[Buck's Fizz]], a cocktail made with orange juice and champagne. | + | '''Buck''', and also called a mule, is a slightly antiquated name for a family of historic mixed drinks that involve ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors. The origin of the cocktail is obscure. It may be traced back to the [[Buck's Fizz]], a cocktail made with orange juice and champagne. Another theory is that it evolved from the [[Horses Neck]], a drink that originally was just ginger beer and citrus juice. Adding a spirit gave the drink a "kick," hence the horse became a buck (or mule). |
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* Vodka buck, also known as a [[Moscow Mule]], invented in Los Angeles, California, and largely responsible for the popularity of Vodka in the United States from the 1940s through 1960s. | * Vodka buck, also known as a [[Moscow Mule]], invented in Los Angeles, California, and largely responsible for the popularity of Vodka in the United States from the 1940s through 1960s. | ||
* Tequila buck, also called [[El Burro]], [[El Diablo]] or Mexican Burro | * Tequila buck, also called [[El Burro]], [[El Diablo]] or Mexican Burro | ||
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| + | [http://badassdigest.com/2012/07/13/your-guide-to-drinking-this-weekend-bucks-mules-and-their-ilk/ Bucks, Mules and Their Ilk] - Badass Digest | ||
[[Category: Mixed Drink Categories]] | [[Category: Mixed Drink Categories]] | ||
Revision as of 05:20, 25 August 2013
Buck, and also called a mule, is a slightly antiquated name for a family of historic mixed drinks that involve ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors. The origin of the cocktail is obscure. It may be traced back to the Buck's Fizz, a cocktail made with orange juice and champagne. Another theory is that it evolved from the Horses Neck, a drink that originally was just ginger beer and citrus juice. Adding a spirit gave the drink a "kick," hence the horse became a buck (or mule).
Variations include:
- Rum buck, also called a Jamaica Buck or Barbados Buck to indicate the origin of the rum. A Shanghai Buck was a popular rum buck cocktail in the 1930s-'40s. Adding lime juice to a Dark and Stormy creates a rum buck.
- Gin Gin Mule, also known as a London buck or a Ginger Rogers (after the actress of the same name)
- Whiskey bucks include Kentucky Mule (Bourbon), Andrew Jackson (Tennessee whiskey), Joe Buck (corn whiskey), and Mamie Taylor (Scotch)
- Vodka buck, also known as a Moscow Mule, invented in Los Angeles, California, and largely responsible for the popularity of Vodka in the United States from the 1940s through 1960s.
- Tequila buck, also called El Burro, El Diablo or Mexican Burro
=External Links
Bucks, Mules and Their Ilk - Badass Digest
