Yule Mule Cocktail

Last Updated on July 17, 2025 by Leah Hall

This Yule Mule is a holiday mule version with pine syrup and cranberry juice. This fresh and refreshing holiday cocktail is perfect for Christmas or winter.

 

A Yule Mule will be the perfect way to celebrate the season! With the flavors of pine and cranberry, plus a fun copper mug, this one is perfect for the holidays! Try our Mistletoe Martini, Pine Old Fashioned, Evergreen Gin & Tonic, too!

 

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Christmas Moscow Mule

A Yule Mule is a holiday version of the Moscow Mule. A Moscow Mule cocktail is traditionally made with vodka, lime juice and ginger beer. The Yule Mule has the added ingredient of sweet and tart cranberry juice, and we added pine simple syrup.

 

You can call it a Christmas Moscow Mule if you want. It can even be a Thanksgiving Mule, too, because cranberries.  This mule is is festive and perfect for holiday celebrations.

 

This Moscow mule can also go by names such as a “Holiday Moscow Mule” or the “Cranberry Moscow Mule.” Garnish it with sugared cranberries and sugared rosemary, fun Christmas straws, or just plain cranberries and pine like we did!

 

Some mule variations have spices in it like ginger or cinnamon. In our case, we used pine simple syrup to add that festive element. Along with the sweet and tart cranberry juice, this Christmas mule version for us just screams holiday!

Some other holiday cocktail ideas could be our Pineapple Cranberry Margarita, Non-Alcoholic Cranberry Moscow Mule, Cranberry Rosemary Old Fashioned or our Christmas Old Fashioned. 

 

Yule Mule Cocktail

Vodka is the traditional spirit for a Moscow mule, so we went with it for this one too, since we wanted to highlight the cranberry and pine flavors. 

But, feel free to choose gin, cranberry liqueur or pine/alpine liqueur when you make this Christmas Mule recipe. They would all be tasty choices for a perfect holiday drink. 

Tips & Tricks

• Ginger Beer – An important ingredient in any mule is ginger beer, and the spice of the ginger beer shines. Some brands are better than others. We love Fever Tree and Bundaberg the best. Great options and both are even available online if you can’t get them in your local store. Remember: Ginger ale is not the same as ginger beer. Ginger ale is sweet and doesn’t have the spicy bite that ginger beer does, but can be used in a pinch if necessary.
• Garnish – a sprig of rosemary, sugared if you would like. Fresh cranberries or sugared cranberries for that extra sparkle. Pine sprig like we used, make sure it isn’t too pokey. A Christmas straws add pops of color that make it fun to drink, too! Candy canes, wedge of lime or lime wheels. 
• Glasses – a usual choice is a copper mug for the classic Moscow Mule. If you want something more fun for the holiday season, or for your next holiday party, this festive drink will shine in Christmas glasses! Glass mugs work well, too!

 

 

We hope you try out this Pine and Cranberry twist on the traditional Moscow Mule. This Yule Mule is a must make!

 

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