Buck (cocktail)

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Buck
Cocktail
Type Cocktail family
Common alcohol(s)
Served On the rocks: poured over ice
Standard garnishAny common garnish may be used
Standard drinkware
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Collins glass
Commonly used ingredients ginger beer for a classic buck, deeper more complex cocktail, or ginger ale, for a neutral/sweet, dive bar style buck. Lime or other citrus juice
PreparationMay be mixed or muddled if mint, syrups, or fresh fruit is added; shaken vigorously with ice, then strained into the glass. Topped with ginger ale or ginger beer.

A buck is a cocktail that is made with ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors. [1] Buck cocktails are sometimes called "mules" due to the popularity of a vodka buck that is known as a Moscow mule.

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History

The buck is believed to have gotten its name when someone added a shot of whiskey to the previously nonalcoholic Horse's Neck, which consisted of ginger ale with lemon juice. The added alcohol gave the horse a "kick" – hence, a bucking horse. [2]

Variations

Variations include:

See also

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