Prickly Pear Mule with IMPOSTER Tequila

Prickly pear • ginger • agave-inspired

Magenta Prickly Pear Mule in a highball with ice and a lime wheel on a dark wood table

Prickly Pear Mule brings a measured cactus-fruit purée to the Tequila-and-ginger combination. The half-ounce of purée supplies its fruit direction and color without adding fresh prickly pear to the preparation. Combine that ingredient with IMPOSTER Tequila over ice, then finish with ginger beer and a lime wheel. There is no separate lime-juice measure in this version, so the wheel is a garnish first. Choose it for a fruit-led menu when you want an alternative to strawberry or watermelon. As with other purée mules, mixing the still ingredients before the bubbles helps prevent a fruit layer settling underneath the ice.

Quick Recipe Details

Prep time
Estimated 5 minutes
Total time
Estimated 5 minutes
Yield / servings
1 cocktail
Glassware
Highball glass
Difficulty
Easy
Ice
Fresh serving ice; shaking ice where instructed
Garnish
Lime wheel

Ingredients

  • 3 oz Fever Tree Ginger Beer
  • 2 oz IMPOSTER Tequila
  • 0.5 oz Prickly Pear Puree
  • Ice to fill the highball
  • Lime wheel, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the glass

Fill a highball glass with fresh serving ice.

Step 2: Measure the ingredients

Measure 2 oz IMPOSTER Tequila, 0.5 oz Prickly Pear Puree into the glass and combine the still ingredients.

Step 3: Finish and serve

Finish by adding 3 oz Fever Tree Ginger Beer and stir gently. Keep carbonated ingredients out of the shaker.

Step 4: Finish and serve

Finish with lime wheel and serve promptly.

Why This Works With IMPOSTER Tequila

The 2 oz Tequila base supports 0.5 oz prickly pear purée, while ginger beer extends the drink with spice and carbonation. The garnish does not replace the fruit mixer or imply an added citrus-juice pour.

Serving Notes

Combine purée and Tequila before adding ginger beer.

Use the lime wheel as a garnish rather than squeezing extra juice into the measured drink.

Variations and Substitutions

Without lime wheel

Omit the garnish if unavailable; no lime-juice ingredient is being removed.

A different fruit mule

Choose Watermelon Mule or Mexican Peach Mule for separate recipes with their named purées.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need fresh prickly pear?

No fresh fruit is listed. The source specifies 0.5 oz prickly pear purée.

Does this include measured lime juice?

No. The site's serving method uses a lime-wheel garnish, not a liquid lime measure.

Is Prickly Pear Mule alcohol-free?

IMPOSTER Tequila is a zero-proof spirit-inspired base. Check the current labels for prickly pear purée and ginger beer before describing the entire finished drink as alcohol-free.

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