Ingredients 4 - 5 oz. ginger beer 2 oz. vodka ½ oz fresh lime juice 2-3 large fresh strawberries or 5-6 tiny ones, stems removed and sliced, 1 reserved for garnish 1 or 2 cranks of fresh black pepper (optional) Directions Preparation 1. Using a muddler, smash the strawberry slices with lime juice in a shaker tin 2. Add vodka 3. Add ice and shake well 4 . Strain mixture into your chilled copper mug filled with ice 5. Pour ginger beer over vodka mixture 6. Garnish with a strawberry 7. If you want to add a complex, grown-up touch, finish the drink off with a couple cranks of fresh black pepper. This adds a great, deep flavor that brings out the light sweetness of the strawberries.