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Copper mug

Moscow Mule cocktail: sparkling golden yellow drink over ice in a solid opaque hammered copper mug with exactly one handle on the right side, brightly and evenly lit so the whole mug glows warm copper with no dark reflections (solid metal, not see-through; the drink shows only at the top), with a lime wedge
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A copper mug is the metal mug a Moscow Mule is traditionally served in, which feels very cold to hold once it's full of ice.

In practice

Copper carries the cold of the ice to the outside of the mug, so it frosts quickly. Many are lined with stainless steel or nickel. Any highball glass works if you don't have one.

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What does copper mug mean?

A copper mug is the metal mug a Moscow Mule is traditionally served in, which feels very cold to hold once it's full of ice.