Recipes

The roots of traditional mulled wine can be traced back to Romans in the 2nd century. It was the drink of choice during cold, bitter winters, especially during battles throughout Europe. Eventually, the legions would bring with them wine, and different spices would be added to help support the immune system and boost overall health. Herbs and flowers were also added to make it a bit sweeter and improve the taste.

Its popularity continued to grow over Europe. In Sweden, it earned its name as a glögg. In Germany, it’s known as glühwein. In Croatia, it’s kuhano vino. Whatever the name, its association with Christmas turned it into a popular holiday drink. Today, it’s hard to visit any European Christmas market without seeing its own version of mulled wine. Although it may be centuries old, it’s an easy recipe that can be modified with any drink of your choice. It’s the best combination of wine and spices you’ll taste all holiday.

Good Ole Mulled Wine

Add your favorite red wine with apple juice and mulling spices for this warm and classic holiday drink.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Course Drinks

Servings 6 servings

Equipment

• Red Wine
• Copper Wine Cup
• Crockpot or saucepan

Ingredients

  

• 1 750 mL bottle of red wine we recommend Cali Love Wine
• 12 oz Martinelli's apple juice
• 1 orange
• 1 satchel mulling spices or any mulled spice blend
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar

Instructions

 

• 1. Over medium heat, pour your favorite red wine into the crockpot or saucepan.
• 2. Add 12oz. of apple juice.
• 3. Cut the orange and squeeze juice into the pot. Add the rest of the whole orange into the pot.
• 4. Add dark brown sugar.
• 5. Turn up heat to medium-high. Keep simmering. Do not let boil.
• 6. Once simmering, reduce heat to low. Continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
• 7. Remove the satchel and orange. Gently squeeze the satchel to get some juice out.
• 8. Serve warm and enjoy.

Keyword Mulled Wine

Recipe courtesy of Cali Love Wine

We had the pleasure of meeting Lux Milk owner, Amy Bisogni at a recent LocalLove805 mixer in town about our favorite Moscow Mule recipe. The mixer was featuring some local businesses in the 805 (Ventura County) and when we heard about her almond milk, we could NOT wait to try it. After her visit to our office, we got to try some of the goods… and I mean GOOD.

Lux Almond Milk crafts many varieties of almond milk such as sweetened and unsweetened versions of the original recipe as well as Lavender and Chocolate (flavored with Raw Cacao). This milk is creamy, oh so delicious, and the best we’ve ever had. There are no preservatives and we’re fine with it because we can’t seem to make a bottle last more than a day anyways! You can find Lux Almond currently at the local Camarillo Farmer’s Market on Saturdays. Visit her website to find out more!

When talking to Amy, we quickly realized that we shared a love for cocktails and she had mentioned to me that she frequently makes cocktails with her almond milks. Immediately, I couldn’t wait to craft up a creamy tail and was especially thrilled that it would be considered a “Skinny” Cocktail with almond milk as the cream base.

This particular recipe was inspired by a creamy cocktail I had recently on a trip to San Francisco. While we enjoyed many great cocktails, the drinks from Pacific Cocktail Haven haven’t left my dreams. The only thing missing from them was some copper! For this recipe, we used our hammered copper tumblers for serving and our hammered jigger for the perfect pours. So without further ado, I give you the LIME IN THE COCO-NUT.

Lime in the Coconut

This particular recipe was inspired by a creamy cocktail while on a trip to San Francisco.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Servings 1

Equipment

• Copper Mug
• Shaker

Ingredients

  

• 3.5 oz LUX Almond Milk Unsweetened
• 2 oz Tito's Vodka
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• 0.5 oz coconut syrup
• toasted coconut for garnish
• lime zest for garnish

Instructions

 

• 1. Make the Coconut Syrup. Bring 1 part water and 1 part coconut sugar to a boil and add in shredded coconut.
• 2. Let syrup sit in the pot for about 30 minutes to infuse the coconut flavor. Any extras are okay to refrigerate up to 5 days.
• 3. Place shredded coconut in a pan over medium heat and stir until lightly browned, then remove from heat.
• 4. Add almond milk, vodka, lime juice, and coconut syrup into the shaker.
• 5. Shake for about 30 seconds to create a frothy drink. 
• 6. Pour over ice and top with toasted coconut and lime zest.

Keyword Moscow Mule

I don’t know about you but drinking holidays are my absolute favorite. I love the opportunity to imbibe any time, but this just gives me an excuse to make up a great cocktail… so what did I do? Not create one, but TWO very simple to make, fresh and “skinny” (cause that’s how I do em’) cocktails. I was rushing home from a very busy day at the office today at Copper Mug Co. and with our gloomy beach weather, I just wanted to avoid the Friday night party crowd and stay inside my cozy home. That said, I never turn down a celebration, even if it’s at home. I decided to swing by the grocery store and gave myself a challenge with 3 rules: limited ingredients, low sugar content, and I had to make two recipes. Given that most of the good tequilas were picked over at this hour, and who knows what I had in my liquor cabinet, I grabbed one that looked extremely enticing and that I have never seen before – Dolce Vida which is a handcrafted ORGANIC tequila from Texas. Yes, I love organic and small batch liquor. The checkout lines were long, and the produce aisles packed so I grabbed a few go-tos: Cara Cara oranges ( the best oranges I have ever had, a cross between a blood orange and navel orange – I first tried one in Italy and fell in love), Cucumbers to keep it light and refreshing, and some Jalepeno for a kick. What happened an hour later at home became true cocktail bliss. I now give you, the most delicious margaritas I have ever made and give any top shelf Mexican bar a run for their money.

Cara-Coco Margarita

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Servings 1

Equipment

• Copper Mug
• Copper Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

  

• 1.5 oz tequila
• 2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice Cara Cara orange variety
• 1 oz agave simple syrup 1:1 ratio of agave & water made into simple syrup
• 1 oz coconut water
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• shredded unsweetened coconut for garnish

Instructions

 

• 1. Combine the tequila, OJ, agave simple, coconut water, lime juice and ice in a copper cocktail shaker.
• 2. Then shake, shake, shake.
• 3. Pour in a glass over ice and top with shredded coconut.

Keyword margarita

Hot Cucumber Margarita

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Servings 1

Equipment

• Copper Mug
• Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

  

• 1.5 oz tequila Dolce Vida Tequila
• 2 oz coconut water
• 1.5 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 oz agave simple syrup
• 5 cucumber slices
• 3 jalepeno slices

Instructions

 

• 1. Pour in the tequila with 4 cucumber slices and all the jalepeño slices into a cocktail shaker.
• 2. With a muddler, begin to muddle the cucumber and jalepeño until it becomes infused with the tequila and almost completely broken down.
• 3. Add in the Coconut Water, Agave Simple, and the Lime Juice.
• 4. Give a really good, proper shake.
• 5. Pour in a glass over ice and garnish with a single cucumber slice.

Keyword margarita

Happy Mule Monday! This week’s recipe is courtesy of Andriana Baker – a Los Angeles photographer and fellow copper mug enthusiast. Andriana first became a customer of ours a few years ago, then we had the recent pleasure of making a custom batch of copper mugs personalized for her wedding which is the biggest honor for us. Andriana is a talented photographer, she captures the most beautiful photos so when she approached us about doing a blog post for our copper mugs on her personal blog with a photoshoot, we kinda squealed and jumped with excitement!

Andriana doesn’t mess around when it comes to the Moscow Mule, her recipe is straight up authentic and as good as it gets. She even uses our partner’s Cock N’ Bull Ginger beer! I highly suggest visiting her blog for the full recipe and more beautiful photos of our copper mugs, not to mention taking a look at all of her fantastic work which you can check out HERE.

Moscow Mule in Copper Mug Co. Copper Mug – Photo Courtesy of Andriana Baker

AUTHENTIC MOSCOW MULE

recipe courtesy of Andriana Baker

What you’ll need:
Vodka (I recommend Titos)
Cock ‘n Bull Ginger Beer (or a similar spicy brew)
Fresh Lime
Fresh Mint
Ice
Copper Mug, recommended

Directions:
Squeeze ~1oz lime juice into Copper Mug and place remaining skin at bottom.

Add desired ice (the more the better in my opinion)

Pour in 2oz Vodka

6oz Ginger Beer

Garnish with fresh mint

Stir & ENJOY!

Cheers,

Copper Mug Co.

When blogger, Raquel Ringgold, reached out to us to partner with us on a recipe blog – we were stoked! Raquel is a teen style blogger over at her own blog ( www.omnivogues.com ) and is the reigning Teen Miss of America! If that’s not impressive enough, Raquel is also a model that has been gracing the runways of New York Fashion week and even featured as a style expert on FOX television as well as The Rachael Ray Show. I don’t know how someone at her age finds time to stay healthy through her busy schedule and many accomplishments – but I’m sure smoothies like this recipe she created in our Copper Pineapple, help! This is our first non-alcoholic recipe post (yay! because we need to stay healthy for our booze lovin bodies) but we also adapted an alternate version for our 21 and up folks!

You might not be aware of this but copper boasts MANY health benefits – future posts to come on this… but some of them include anti-aging benefits, beautifying skin, weight loss assistance as well as digestion improvement. The Copper Pineapple is not only pretty to look at but the perfect vessel to hold your healthy beverages too.

See below for how to make these recipes in our copper pineapple. Purchase yours by clicking here.

Pineapple Smoothie

This pineapple smoothie is a tropical combination of pineapple, banana, and coconut milk. Make it the perfect adult summer smoothie by blending in your choice of vodka or rum!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Servings 1 person

Equipment

• Copper Mug
• Copper Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
• 1 sliced frozen banana
• 3/4 cup unsweetend coconut milk
• 1 cup ice cubes
• shredded coconut for toppings

Optional

• 2.5 oz pineapple vodka or coconut rum

Instructions

 

• 1. Place all ingredients into a blender
• 2. Blend until smooth – it should have a thick consistency
• 3. Pour the deliciousness into your Copper Mug Co. Copper Pineapple and enjoy every sip

Keyword Pineapple Smoothie

Enjoy the full post over at Raquel’s Blog: Omnivogues

Cheers,

Copper Mug Co.

We love working with Kaleigh from XOXOKLee – her blog is filled with beautiful adventures, personal stories, DIY, and not just one but two amazing recipes she’s created using our copper. This one is soon to be your next FALL FAVORITE and is featured in our new Copper Mint Julep Cups!

Cranberry Apple Mint Julep

This classic bourbon cocktail is the signature drink of the Kentucky Derby. We added cranberries and apples to give it a holiday twist. Add some sugar for a sweet treat!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 1 person

Equipment

• Copper Mug
• Copper Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

  

• 8 oz cran-apple juice
• 2 oz bourbon
• 2 fresh mint leaves
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 cup ice cubes

Instructions

 

• 1. Add sugar & 2 leaves of mint at the bottom of your shaker and muddle the two together
• 2. Add a shot of bourbon
• 3. Add cran-apple juice
• 4. Shake
• 5. Pour into copper mug with ice

Keyword Mint Julep

For the complete post, visit her blog: http://xoxoklee.com/cranberry-apple-mint-julep-copper-mugs-thanksgiveaway/

All images & recipe courtesy of XOXOKlee

It’s October 26 so you know what that means, right?!?! It’s National Pumpkin Mule Day… well, sorta. It’s definitely National Pumpkin Day and it’s definitely National Mule Day (the animal not the drink, but really who’s checking?) so we decided to put them together and concoct a special drink for you. Introducing… The PSM.

Pumpkin Spice Mule

This Pumpkin Spice Mule is everything but #basic - it is simple to make and so so tasty, making it the perfect way to get your fall on.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 1 person

Equipment

• Copper Mug
• Copper Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

  

Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup

• 1 cup raw sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice mix

Pumpkin Spice Mule Ingredients

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz pumpkin spice simple syrup
• 5 oz ginger beer
• 8 oz ice

Instructions

 

Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup

• 1. Place all ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium-high heat
• 2. Stir until combined and sugar is dissolved
• 3. Reduce the heat and let it cool completely
• 4. Add syrup to copper mug shaker

Pumpkin Spice Mule Recipe

• 1. Pour vodka and pumpkin syrup over ice in your copper mug shaker
• 2. Add half of the ginger beer into the shaker
• 3. Shake
• 4. Pour over ice in your copper mug, topping it off with the rest of the ginger beer

Keyword Pumpkin Spice

Enjoy & Happy Fall! It’s our favorite season of all.

Cheers,

Copper Mug Co.

PS… Just for reading this post, we’re giving you a discount on our Copper Mugs! Use code: PSMBASIC to receive 10% OFF your entire order.

It feels like Summer is quickly dwindling away from us… kids are going back to school and September seems too close for comfort so we decided to embark on a Summer Pick-Me-Up with a new twist on Sangria! This Sangria has a natural sweetness from the melon and a creaminess from the Chardonnay. We used our favorite wine label – Cali Love Wine‘s new Mellow Yellow Chardonnay. Mellow Yellow has the creaminess of a Chardonnay but goes next level with a little Pineapple and Citrus which makes it perfect for Sangria. THIS IS IMPORTANT: I would not recommend a very oaky style Chardonnay for this recipe.

You can purchase Mellow Yellow online from Cali Love Wine at this link: http://www.calilovewine.com/scripts/winepg.cfm/_/32/2015/Mellow-Yellow/

Cantaloupe Sangria

This Sangria has a natural sweetness from the melon and a creaminess from the Chardonnay. Relax and hang onto summer just a little longer with this light and refreshing drink.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Drinks

Servings 4 servings

Equipment

• Blender
• Copper Wine Cup

Ingredients

  

• 1 bottle chardonnay
• 1 small cantaloupe, cubed
• 1 8oz soda water
• ice

Instructions

 

• 1. Add cantaloupe to blender.
• 2. Blend until completely liquified.
• (optional) if you don't want pulp, strain the juice.
• 3. Combine cantaloupe juice and bottle of chardonnay into pitcher.
• 4. Stir. Pour drink into glasses.
• 5. Fill with ice, top with soda water.
• 6. Serve and enjoy.

Keyword Sangria

PS… if Sangria just isn’t your thing – just enjoy this wine solo. It’s the best!

Cheers,

Copper Mug Co.