A buck is a

cocktail A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic beverage, alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more liquor, spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, Shrub (drink), shrubs, and ...

that is made with

ginger ale Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger. It is consumed on its own or used as a mixer, often with spirit-based drinks. There are two main types of ginger ale. The golden style is credited to the Irish doctor Thomas Joseph ...

ginger beer Traditional ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated, usually non-alcoholic beverage. Historically it was produced by the natural fermentation of prepared ginger spice, yeast and sugar. Modern ginger beers are often mass production, manufactur ...

citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. ''Citrus'' is nativ ...

juice, and any of a number of base

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s. Buck cocktails are sometimes called "mules" due to the popularity of a vodka buck that is known as a

Moscow mule A Moscow mule is a cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice; garnished with a slice or wedge of lime, and a sprig of mint. The drink, being a type of buck, is sometimes called vodka buck. It is popularly served in a copper mug, ...

History

The buck is believed to have gotten its name when someone added a shot of whiskey to the previously nonalcoholic Horse's Neck, which consisted of ginger ale with lemon juice. The added alcohol gave the horse a "kick" – hence, a bucking horse.

Variations

Variations include: *Bourbon, rye, or whiskey buck. *Kentucky Buck, containing bourbon and strawberry. *Gin buck, containing gin. Sometimes known as British Buck or London Buck. *Gin Gin Mule, containing gin and mint. Also known as a Ginger Rogers (after the actress of the same name.) *Irish buck, containing

Irish whiskey Irish whiskey ( or ''uisce beatha'') is whiskey made on the island of Ireland. The word 'whiskey' (or whisky) comes from the Irish , meaning ''water of life''. Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit in the world, though a long period of ...

*Mamie Taylor, containing scotch whisky. *Rum buck, also called a Barbados buck or Jamaican buck to indicate the origin of the rum. Adding lime to a

Dark 'n' Stormy A dark 'n' stormy is a highball cocktail made with dark rum (the "dark") and ginger beer (the "stormy") served over ice and garnished with a slice of lime (fruit), lime. Lime juice and simple syrup are also frequently added. This drink is very si ...

creates a rum buck. *Shanghai buck, made with light rum, and served at the Shanghai Club in the 1930s. *Vodka buck, also known as a

, invented in

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, US, and largely responsible for the popularity of vodka in the United States from the 1940s through 1960s. *Chilcano, made with

Pisco Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber-colored spirit produced in winemaking regions of Peru and Chile. Made by distilling fermented grape juice into a high-proof spirit, it was developed by 16th-century Spanish settlers as an alternativ ...

. *El Diablo, made with tequila, lime juice, and

crème de cassis Crème de cassis () (also known as cassis liqueur) is a sweet, dark red liqueur made from blackcurrants. Several cocktails are made with crème de cassis, notably the popular wine cocktail kir and its sparkling variant, the kir royal. Other ...

. *Variations using brandy and other liquors *Addition of syrups, different types of juice, fresh ginger, mint, and various garnishes

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