| Cocktail | |
|---|---|
| Type | Cocktail family |
| Common alcohol(s) | |
| Served | On the rocks: poured over ice |
| Standard garnish | Any common garnish may be used |
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| 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 |
| Preparation | May 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.
- ^ Camper English (24 July 2009). "Ginger beer gives a buck more bang". San Francisco Chronicle.