Buck (cocktail)

Buck
Type	Cocktail family
Alcohol common in this class of cocktail	Gin Bourbon whiskey Scotch whisky Tennessee whiskey Whiskey Brandy Pisco Vodka Rum
Served	On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish	Any common garnish may be used
Standard drinkware	Collins glass
Commonly used ingredients	ginger ale or ginger beer, 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.

Buck, and also mule, are slightly antiquated names for a family of historic mixed drinks that involve ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and any of a number of base liquors.^[1]

Variations

Variations include:

Bourbon, scotch, or whiskey buck^[1]
Gin buck, also known as a Ginger Rogers (after the actress of the same name) or London buck^[1]
Rum buck, also called a Barbados buck or Jamaican buck to indicate the origin of the rum. Adding lime to a Dark 'N' Stormy creates a rum buck.^[1]
Shanghai buck, made with light rum.^[1]
Vodka buck, also known as a Moscow mule, invented in Los Angeles, California and largely responsible for the popularity of vodka in the United States from the 1940s through 1960s.^[1]
Variations using brandy and other liquors^[1]
Addition of syrups, different types of juice, fresh ginger, mint, and various garnishes^[1]

In the Better Call Saul season 2 episode, "Bali H'ai", Schweikart, a founding partner of Kim Wexler's opposing firm, treats her to an upscale lunch to recruit her, orders a Moscow Mule in a copper mug, and offers her one, too. She declines both the mid-day drink, which she calls "vintage", and the job offer, but tacitly acknowledges Schweikart's message that the freedom to drink during a working lunch symbolizes the firm's larger offer of freedom to "spread her wings", in a firm unlike HHM's restrictive, unsupportive environment. Later that evening, Kim orders herself a Moscow Mule at a bar, and then calls Jimmy to help her fleece a philanderer who is hitting on her.^[2]
Invented by Jacquelyn "Jessica" Flores in Redlands, CA

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Camper English (2009-07-24). "Ginger beer gives a buck more bang". San Francisco Chronicle.
↑ Bowman, Donna (March 21, 2016). "Better Call Saul: Bali H'ai". AV Club.

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