Strawberry Rose Mule with IMPOSTER Gin

Strawberry-rose • ginger • botanical

Rose-pink Strawberry Rose Mule in a clear glass mug with a strawberry on dark wood

Strawberry Rose Mule gets its floral fruit direction from Monin Strawberry Rose, rather than from fresh rose petals or plain strawberry purée. The one-ounce mixer measure makes this a different formula from Fever-Tree Strawberry Mule, even though both use IMPOSTER Gin and ginger beer. Stir the floral mixer into the Gin before topping the serving ice with bubbles. A strawberry garnish reinforces the fruit without introducing another syrup or juice. Choose it for a dinner-party menu that needs a floral alternative to citrus-led highballs. Follow the named mixer first, because plain strawberry syrup does not reproduce its rose component.

Quick Recipe Details

Prep time: Estimated 5 minutes
Total time: Estimated 5 minutes
Yield / servings: 1 cocktail
Glassware: Mule glass or tall glass
Difficulty: Easy
Ice: Fresh serving ice; shaking ice where instructed
Garnish: Strawberry
Made with: IMPOSTER Gin

Ingredients

3 oz Fever Tree Ginger Beer
2 oz IMPOSTER Gin
1 oz Monin Strawberry Rose
Ice to fill the serving glass
Strawberry, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the glass

Fill a mule glass or tall glass with fresh serving ice.

Step 2: Measure the ingredients

Measure 2 oz IMPOSTER Gin, 1 oz Monin Strawberry Rose 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 strawberry and serve promptly.

Why This Works With IMPOSTER Gin

Gin supplies the botanical base, Monin Strawberry Rose supplies the combined floral-fruit ingredient, and ginger beer provides a separate spiced finish. The syrup-like mixer combines more evenly if it meets Gin before the carbonated pour.

Serving Notes

Combine Gin and Strawberry Rose before adding the measured ginger beer.

Do not muddle rose petals into this recipe; they are not part of the supplied formula.

Variations and Substitutions

Without fresh garnish

Omit the strawberry garnish when unavailable. The measured Strawberry Rose mixer stays unchanged.

Plain strawberry version

Use Fever-Tree Strawberry Mule for the separate purée-led recipe without rose.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this need rose water?

No. The named Monin Strawberry Rose ingredient supplies the floral direction; no additional rose water is listed.

Can I use the purée quantity from Strawberry Mule?

Not to reproduce this version. This recipe uses 1 oz Strawberry Rose, while the separate purée mule uses 0.5 oz strawberry purée.

Is Strawberry Rose Mule alcohol-free?

IMPOSTER Gin is a zero-proof spirit-inspired base. Check the current labels for Monin Strawberry Rose and ginger beer before describing the entire finished drink as alcohol-free.