A three-layer sensory map — each inhale and exhale moves through the layers in order.

Top note (first inhale): Zesty lime. Bright, peel-forward, almost cordial-sweet — the kick of a fresh lime wedge dropped into a copper mug.

Mid note (mid-draw): Spicy ginger. Warming rather than hot, with the slight pepperiness of ginger beer. Sits behind the lime and gives the blend its cocktail backbone.

Base note (exhale): Crushed ice. Clean, cold, lightly mentholated — the chilled finish that completes the mule and stops the ginger going dry on the exhale.