Cheval

Contributed by Cocktails 2005

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Loa • New Orleans

Based on the Moscow Mule, a 1940s drink developed to promote Smirnoff vodka, Loa's Cheval uses muddled cucumber.

1/4 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced

2 lime quarters

Ice

1 1/2 ounces vodka

1 1/2 to 2 ounces chilled ginger beer

In a cocktail shaker, muddle all but 1 of the cucumber slices with the lime quarters. Add ice and the vodka, shake well and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with the ginger beer and garnish with the remaining cucumber slice.