Apricot Moscow Mule - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Ginger Simple Syrup:
1/8 cup chopped fresh ginger
1/8 cup white sugar
1/8 cup boiling water
Moscow Mule:
crushed ice
3 fluid ounces vodka
1 1/2 fluid ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 apricot, thinly sliced
4 fluid ounces club soda
1 lime wedge

Preparation

Put ginger, sugar, and boiling water in a blender; let stand 5 minutes. Blend into a smooth syrup.
Fill a copper mug with crushed ice. Add ginger simple syrup, vodka, lime juice, and apricot. Top with club soda. Squeeze lime wedge over top and drop into mug. Stir well.