Dish
Cocktail
Malatran Mule
The Pink Flumph Theater · Cocktail
Diet
Vegetarian
Serves
2
Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, sliced into 4-inch pieces, halved lengthwise, and lightly crushed
- 2 slices of Fresno or Thai chile (optional)
- 8 fresh basil leaves
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 10 fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- Roughly cracked or small ice cubes
- 4 ounces vodka
- Ginger beer
Equipment
- 2 Highball or Collins glasses
Instructions
- In each of the two highball glasses, place 1 chile (if using), 4 basil leaves, 4 mint leaves, and 5 cilantro leaves. Divide the lime juice evenly between the glasses. Using a muddler, bruise the herbs until fragrant. Fill each glass to the top with ice. Add 2 ounces of vodka and ¼ ounce of the lemongrass syrup to each glass. Top with ginger beer and stir gently with a long-handled spoon. Serve at once.
Cook's Notes
This cocktail is built in the serving glasses rather than combining the ingredients in a mixing glass. This keeps all the intensity and flavor of the herbs in the finished drink, as they are not strained out and can continue to infuse their essence into the finished cocktail.