Classic: Moscow Mule

Though invented in a Los Angeles bar, this crisp mix of vodka, lime, and ginger beer owes its fame to Connecticut. John Martin, president of Hartford’s Heublein company, had recently acquired Smirnoff but struggled to sell vodka. Partnering with Cock’n Bull Ginger Beer owner Jack Morgan and Russian immigrant Sophie Berezinski—who had a surplus of copper mugs—he helped create the Moscow mule. Martin then brought the drink back to Connecticut, using Heublein’s marketing power—photographing ba