Come watch me make a Kentucky Mule from scratch. First get your

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>>1040812
Don't forget the ginger beer

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>>1040813
Get about 5 decent sized mint leaves and break them into pieces. I usually split them into thirds. It's gotta be big enough that you won't swallow it when drinking, but small enough to extract a lot of mint.

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>>1040815
Cut your lemon and add two decent sized slices. Squeeze out all of the juice then drop them in. These are a little small but it's what I had leftover in the fridge from last time so eh

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>>1040818
Add 1 - 2 shots of honey whiskey. 1 shot will taste more like ginger and 2 shots will taste more like whiskey with a hint of honey. To each their own

>not a julep

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>>1040820
Squeeze the mint by using the blunt end of the spoon. This helps extract the mint flavor. When done remove the spoon and lick off any leftover liquid cuz that shit is delicious

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>>1040823
Add half of the crushed ice

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>>1040825
Then add all of the ginger beer

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>>1040826
Top off with crushed ice and stir. Make sure you use crushed ice. This will cause you to naturally sip the drink through your teeth and will keep you from swallowing the mint leaves

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>>1040828
And voilà one Kentucky Mule

>>1040823
Don't be gross

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>>1040812
Poor choice of Burbon. But cheers for the tips.

>>1040818
ITT: green lemons

>>1040924
Actually, not from Kentucky, and not even bourbon, yet used in a "Kentucky drink?" OP has some 'splainin to do...

>>1040812
not making the hooch from scratch fucking pleb

>>1041145
Lime fuck good catch

>>1041159
Kentucky mule is whiskey
Moscow mule is vodka
Jamaican mule is rum

Doesn't matter what kind