The owner of Smirnoff Vodka, a stranger with a crate of copper mugs, and a bartender walk into a bar and…..OK, the bartender and copper mugs were already there, but what Smirnoff owner John Martin helped concoct that day in 1941 was the taste of legends. By mixing the over-stocked inventory of ginger beer with Smirnoff vodka over ice, the Original Moscow Mule was invented and poured into the iconic copper mug. History was served. With so punchline necessary.