It wasn’t just a chance though, the trio were trying to figure out how to sell Smirnoff vodka in the U.S., and they knew they needed to come up with a mixer.
John G. Martin first served the drink in a copper mug as a marketing plot to get people to buy vodka.
You can find copper mugs lined with other metals if you are not willing to stop using copper mugs for your Moscow mules – glass mugs work as well! Your health is more important than a mug.
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