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Buck Season: an Apple Pie and Ginger Beer "Buck" cocktail

October 22, 2021

Fall in a glass is a tall order, but we think we've done it with the Buck Season cocktail.

This drink is quick and easy to make, requires just a few ingredients, and really toes the line between something refreshing and something cozy for the Fall season. Around here, that's also opening day of elk season, so we bestowed this cocktail with a double entendre of a name. 

In addition to being a male elk, a "Buck” is the name for any spirit + ginger ale/beer + citrus drink.

This one is Fall in a glass, thanks to the combination of apple, cinnamon, and vanilla bean in our Apple Pie syrup, combined with the spiciness of ginger beer. You can use any liquor, and we encourage you to try a few variations!

These types of drinks have commonly begun to be called “mules” in the USA instead of “bucks,” due to the popularity of the Moscow Mule, which is simply one type of buck cocktail, made from vodka. The Moscow Mule was invented as a sales tactic between a ginger beer and vodka brand. The syrup addition mellows out the spicy ginger beer, and we’ve upped the lime portion so the buck isn’t too sweet.


Buck Season: an Apple Pie and Ginger Beer "Buck" cocktail

ingredients:
  • ice to overfill glass (we love crushed ice)
  • 2 ounces vodka, gin or bourbon such as Heritage Distilling Elk Rider series
  • ½ ounce Apple Pie 
  • ¼ wedge of lime, squeezed
  • 4 oz spicy Ginger beer (ginger beers are generally nonalcoholic like root beer) such as Bundaberg, Q, Fever Tree, or Gosling’s
  • Cinnamon sticks and apple slices to garnish with apple pie, or a bouquet of fresh thyme sprig for a Plum Thyme version
To make it: 

In a copper mule mug or Old Fashioned glass, fill ice to overflow the mug. Pour in spirit of choice, Apple Pie syrup, and ginger beer of choice. Stir. Squeeze in a healthy dose of lime. Stir again before garnishing. To make it a mocktail, simply omit the spirit- it’s delicious!


Buck Season: an Apple Pie and Ginger Beer "Buck" Non-alcoholic Mocktail

ingredients:
  • ice to overfill glass (we love crushed ice)
  • 3/4 oz ounce Apple Pie syrup
  • ¼ wedge of lime, squeezed
  • 4 oz spicy Ginger beer (ginger beers are generally nonalcoholic like root beer) such as Bundaberg, Q, Fever Tree, or Gosling’s
  • Cinnamon sticks and apple slices to garnish with apple pie, or a bouquet of fresh thyme sprig for a Plum Thyme version
To make it: 

In a copper mule mug or Old Fashioned glass, fill ice to overflow the mug. Pour in syrup, and ginger beer of choice. Stir. Squeeze in a healthy dose of lime. Stir again before garnishing. To make it a mocktail, simply omit the spirit- it’s delicious!

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