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BLTPS – Claptastic Voyage Loot

UPDATE: Added an overview of all legendary items that can be found in Borderlands the Pre-Sequel

With Claptastic Voyage , the new downloadable content for Borderlands the Pre-Sequel, 2K Aus adds a  lot of new loot to the game.  New Unique, Rare, and Legendaries weapons. There is also a new weapon rarity called Glitched weapons .  This results in even more variety than with the Holodome Onslaught Loot .

• 14 Legendary  Gear
• 1  Rare  Gear
• 10  Unique Gear
• 1 Uncommon  Gear

Do you want to know more about the   Glitched Gear , I also wrote a whole article about that subject. For this post, I’m sticking to the  Gear that’s listed in the overview. I got weapon charts, legendary drop locations, and even some legendary guides. Some details are still missing but I’m updating this page when I find new details.

Got confirmation that the Grinder is spitting out these new legendaries and if you are lucky you can stumble upon them in the shops.

Legendary Skins

With the May 19, 2015 Patch of Borderlands the Pre-Sequel Loot Bugs inside the Claptastic Voyage have a new drop assigned to them. These are the Rare and Legendary Skins for all Vault Hunters.

Claptastic Voyage Legendaries

Absolute zero.

Elements:  Cryo Red Text:   In this universe there is only one absolute. Special Effect:   High elemental proc chance How to get the Absolute Zero ?  The Absolute Zero drops from the Final Boss, EOS.

Elements:   None,  Fire, Cryo, Corrosive & Shock Red Text:   Play unfair. Special Effect:   Acts like the Borderlands 2 ‘Bitch’ only gets random glitches. How to get the Cheat Code  ?  Cheat Code is guaranteed collectable from finishing last main mission. (Thx: Samhmcq)

Elements:   None Red Text:   OMG. what’s it doing to Sanchez?! Special Effect:  Killing an enemy with the Flayer creates extra Gore Effects. (Seems like just a coach gun with a higher clip and that’s a good thing) How to get the Flayer  ?  The Flayer drops from ANY virus, good farming location is the Motherlessboard.

Elements:    None,  Fire, Cryo, Corrosive & Shock Red Text:   Dakka dakka dakka! Special Effect:   (Seems to reload faster) How to get the Fusillade  ?  The Fusillade seems to be a World Drop. Reported dropping from several different enemies. Insecure ultimate badass bot,  very insecure turbo bots & mini clap wolf.

 Kaneda’s Laser

Elements:    Explosive Red Text:   If somebody’s gonna kill  him, it should be us! Special Effect:   Shoots a laser rocket that explodes in a small radius. Reloads fly unpredictably. How to get the Kaneda’s Laser?  Kaneda’s Laser drops from EOS, the final boss of Claptastic voyage.

Laser Disker

Elements:   Explosive Red Text:   Shazbot! Special Effect:  Shoots explosive disks that blow up on contact. How to get the Laser Disker? The Laser Disker drops from  SHADOW-TP (thx:  Trollstien Griffin)

Luck Cannon

Elements:  None Red Text:   Better lucky than good! Special Effect:   Luck Cannon shoots one accurate high damage bullet that has a chance to inflict massive damage (Money shot kind of effect of + ~300%). How to get the Luck Cannon? The Luck Connon drops from Ultimate badass glitches. An easy way to farm for this is at the final boss when he is in his second form. (thx: Re1easedabeast)

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Journey to the center of the Claptrap.

By Cameron Woolsey on March 20, 2015 at 5:00AM PDT

In Claptastic Voyage, you learn that there is more inside Claptrap's rusted head than bugs, dubstep remixes, and horrible loneliness. Nestled deep in his chrome dome lies a particular MacGuffin desired by Jack above all: the H-Source, a powerful code, used to unlock Hyperion's greatest assets, such as badass weapons. Without other options, Jack digitizes his chosen vault hunters, sending them into Claptrap's mind. They do battle against vicious bugs and viruses, all the while exorcising some of Claptrap's inner demons. The story occurs after the events of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and at last explains how the plucky robot goes from accomplished vault hunter to fending off bullymongs in the frozen wastelands of Borderlands 2. But where Claptastic Voyage excels, such as in its new enemies and awesome glitched weapons, it stumbles in mission design, leading you along one dull fetch quest after another, even though a surprising change of scenery helps alleviate the mounting boredom.

Nevertheless, the first few hours of the pack are a bit of a chore, as you travel through Claptrap's consciousness and memories hunting down needed objects. One of your earliest tasks is to scavenge for broken pieces of a bridge so you can continue. The stereotypical obstacles cause the quest to march on at a sluggish pace, and during the moments when a lack of real progress causes Jack to sigh in frustration over the intercom, I began to understand how he felt. After all, what is less exciting than a fetch quest within what is technically one large fetch quest?

The environments in which you tackle these early bits are a bit of a drag as well. Sure, there is that warm swelling of nostalgia when you first enter Claptrap's memories of Pandora's rustic Fyrestone, complete with cameos of broken holographic characters such as Dr. Zed who offer guidance. However, it is merely a brief distraction, as if to inquire, "Hey, remember this?" before ushering you onward with your dreary item hunt. I understand that this is merely a broken memory and little else. But as the quest inched onward, I longed for those old Borderlands days when Fyrestone was like an "Old Western" town in which to stock up on supplies, chat up the locals, and grab new missions (accompanied by that lovely acoustic soundtrack), instead of being just a brief distraction.

Thankfully, the game does loosen up some as you move along. As you venture deeper into Claptrap's consciousness, the broken memories of former Pandora, the structures made of neon lights and steel, and even the black hexagonal skies are brushed away. They are replaced with bright pink-orange hues, clouds, and floating islands, not unlike anything out of BioShock Infinite. Go deeper still, and you stumble into something akin to M.C. Escher, with waterfalls flowing from floor to ceiling and staircases on the walls leading to nowhere. It's a striking visual contrast with the cold interiors that first greet you. Claptastic Voyage deserves some credit in refusing to stick to one type of aesthetic, adding an appreciated splash of whimsy to the mind of our dubstep-loving robot. The main story itself revolves around running about searching for keys or other precious objects, but at least the landscape becomes fascinating enough to serve as a nice distraction from the tedium.

The electric combat that I loved so much about the gravity-defying Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel also helps to put a charge into this short digital adventure. New enemies come in the form of glowing bugs and glitches, sharp-angled foes that attack in swarms and phase in and out of existence. Worse, however, are computer viruses, able to adapt to the elemental effects of your weapons. These foreign invaders are tough, but they provide some engrossing confrontations, with flying bolts of energy turning every battle into an industrious light show. It's doubtful you'll soon grow weary of blasting these nasty baddies, and you have plenty of opportunities to fight enemies from high in the air or butt-slam them into sparkly digital bits. You must also tackle Claptrap's own immune system, manifested as insecurity bots, robotic guard dogs, turrets, and more.

You won't always find yourself against one group of enemy types at a time. Scenes become chaotic as bugs and viruses clash with Claptrap's defense troops. If you find yourself being overwhelmed, you can look to the skies for volatile bits, floating lazily while switching colors between pink and green. Shooting one while it's green sends a barrage of corrosive missiles at nearby enemies, while pink gives you a welcome health boost. You find yourself caught in many encounters where these bits make a huge difference in whether you go down for the count or continue the fight.

Claptastic Voyage features a new peculiar weapon type, one that is about as mixed up as Claptrap himself. Glitched weapons, typically recognizable by their sheen of flowing ones and zeros, flicker wildly, randomly changing their behavior. For example, by default a glitched weapon glows with a soft blue and doesn't act out of the norm, but with a flash to green, it's suddenly imbued with a scatter shot. When yellow, it fires nonstop until you reload or switch weapons, and when red, it shaves colossal chunks of health off enemies. I must admit: glitched weapons are easily my favorite component of this pack. They add a flare of unpredictability to every battle, allowing you to change tactics at any moment. One of my favorite weapons was a glitched laser gun, which performed admirably against single enemies, but not so well against multiple targets, forcing me to turn heel or leap away before getting overpowered. But in some of those fights, with a sudden shudder the gun turns green--once a rifle, now a rapid-fire shotgun--and allows me to turn back to lay waste to the pursuing army of hapless bugs and viruses. It is just so satisfying.

But not everything about Claptastic Voyage is equally as rewarding--and here I'm referring to the pack's extra content. Finishing the main quest opens up the mutator arena, offering loot if you survive three waves of enemies. Before starting, you can choose a game mode, such as half gravity, a difficulty--the higher you go the better chance for rarer loot--and a game modifier, which includes increasing butt-slam damage or increasing reload speed and likelihood of ammo drops for the rocket launcher while also decreasing its damage. The arena fights are not all that engaging, however, and I quickly decided that the chance of rare loot wasn't worth the effort.

It also doesn't help that the arena's two hosts, a racially insensitive hot dog and a bored cat with a perpetual birthday, are incessantly annoying. Now, you would perhaps believe this has the makings of comedy gold, but in reality, no--it does not. The scripts for these two could have used some brushing up, as the unlikely duo often try too hard to be edgy and funny all at once. And hearing the hot dog shout "Treat 'em like Truxicans crossin' the border!" is not only aggravating after the tenth time, but also strays too close to being actually offensive. That, mixed with lousy hot dog puns and the cat's bored phrases interspersed with "meow," meant I found myself looking forward to the end of the third wave just so I didn't have to hear them anymore. I just…I just really miss Mr. Torgue.

Not all of the extras are bad, but they also aren't particularly thrilling, either. Some of the side missions that appear following the story are, again, more fetch quests whose prizes aren’t worthy of the time spent going back and forth to complete them. There are some standouts, though, such as helping Claptrap live out his hidden fantasy as a caped superhero or getting him in touch with his, ahem, more feminine side. Claptastic Voyage also comes equipped with the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2--this increases the level cap from 60 to 70, which means 10 more skill points for your chosen vault hunter.

Claptastic Voyage, much like our dear Claptrap himself, is an imperfect little thing. But it's still decent thanks to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's outstanding combat formula and some superb environments revealed as you delve further into the story. The adventure is a lengthy one, coming in at around 10 hours with the main quest and side missions complete--though that time should vary depending on your vault hunter's level. Yes, this is the end of Claptrap the mighty vault hunter, and though Claptastic Voyage could have been a better sendoff for his implausible profession, at least we know that his story will continue onward for some time to come. So long as there aren't any stairs in the way.

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• Glitched weapons are fantastic
• The new enemy types provide a great challenge
• Later environments are a sight to behold
• Too many fetch quests!
• Extra content doesn’t satisfy
• Nothing interesting is done with returning environments

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Try to survive the mind of Claptrap in new Claptastic Voyage trailer 

Claptastic Voyage, the upcoming DLC for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, puts you in the mind of Claptrap, and the new trailer proves just how crazy he is.

Claptastic Voyage has a new trailer available to warn everyone of what it's like to be in the mind of Claptrap. With him not being well adjusted, you're bound to run into all kinds of horrors, as you're about to see.

The campaign add-on will also come to Borderlands: The Handsome Collection when it launches on March 24.

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel goes on a 'Claptastic Voyage' on March 24

For its final Season Pass offering, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is taking a hard look at one of the hearts of the Borderlands franchise by making the dangerous jump into the inner recesses of Claptrap's mechanical, maniacal mind.

So far, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has been graced by doppelgangers , the dangerous Holodome , and an adventure-starved maiden . What does 2K and Gearbox have lined up for the game's final Season Pass offering? Well, it just wouldn't be Borderlands if there wasn't at least one piece of content devoted to everyone's favorite mechanical miscreant , the one and only Claptrap. Prepare to journey into the Claptastic Voyage.

"What we're actually doing is we're going inside Claptrap," explained 2K Australia creative director Jonathan Pelling. "It's a little bit of Tron , a little bit of Fantastic Voyage . The premise is that it sort of bridges a gap between the end of the Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 2. Handsome Jack is just taking over Hyperion from Tassiter, discovers that Tassiter has a secret, a piece of code that will fully allow Jack to take over Hyperion, or so he thinks. Tassiter's hidden it in the one place that he thought Jack would never find and that's inside of Claptrap. He's hidden the code deep within the recesses of Claptrap's mind."

Claptastic Voyage will see Handsome Jack hunting for the powerful H-Source code, one that's located within Claptrap's robotic brain. To retrieve it, Jack will digitize the Vault Hunters (including Claptrap, which should blow some minds) and send them directly into Claptrap's consciousness.

Shacknews had a chance to go hands-on with Claptastic Voyage earlier this week, witnessing the manic nature of Claptrap's mind firsthand. The sites will look familiar to fans of the original Borderlands, with Claptrap reimagining some of the areas and also many of the enemies. Given the glitchy nature of his brain, however, the enemies will be tweaked some. For example, Bandits that would normally kamikaze themselves to try and cause damage will still commit suicide, but the glitches will cause them to piece themselves back together.

And indeed, glitches are the name of the game in Claptastic Voyage. Players will have to deal with buggy landscapes, unintentionally-enhanced foes, and other quirky aspects of Claptrap's brain, like malware and adware. But beyond learning what's wrong with Claptrap, players will also start to learn more about what makes Claptrap the character that he is. Is there more to his vendetta against Handsome Jack at the start of Borderlands 2? How deep-seeded is his loneliness and desire for friends? Why does he love dubstep so much? Those are among the questions that the DLC will look to answer.

"Whenever we work on any kind of Borderlands stuff, we're always looking at the characters," Pelling continued. "It's about finding this code, but really, it's about Claptrap. It's about learning more about the character of Claptrap and giving a new insider perspective on who he is and how he becomes who you find at the start of Borderlands 2.

"Claptrap's a big part of The Pre-Sequel and one of the key stars of the Borderlands franchise. And we felt there was more to tell about Claptrap's journey from Borderlands to the Pre-Sequel to Borderlands 2 that we didn't touch on during the Pre-Sequel. We thought the best way to get to know Claptrap a little bit more was to actually go inside his mind and see what he thinks. To get those perspectives, recover those memories, and dig through his dirty laundry. But the actual inspiration of going inside him and going through this Tron -inspired world was, of course, Tron , Fantastic Voyage , and the Star Trek holodeck. The idea developed as 'What if the Hyperion space station Helios had a holodeck?' And what if we did a Star Trek -style 'Holodeck goes crazy' kind of story. As we tried to wrap this around who this was about and what are we learning about the characters, we thought that the better approach was to do more of a Fantastic Voyage type thing."

As players venture through Claptrap's mind and dig through some of his buried memories, that naturally led this writer to wonder about a certain repressed memory. Will Claptrap come to remember the events of the old Claptrap's Robot Revolution DLC over the course of Claptastic Voyage?

"There is a bit of a nod to that in there," Pelling answered. "We tried to draw from various key points through Borderlands and its DLCs. I don't want to say what it is, but we do have a nod and a payoff to all of those things."

Claptastic Voyage will include the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2, which will raise the Pre-Sequel's level cap to 70, offering each character ten new levels and skill points to pick up.

Claptastic Voyage will be available for $9.99 or as part of the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Season Pass. It should be noted that this DLC did not make it onto the Borderlands: The Handsome Collection disc, but anyone that picks up the Xbox One/PlayStation 4 compilation will be able to download Claptastic Voyage at no extra charge. Look for the Claptastic Voyage to begin on March 24.

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel developer 2K Australia is adding a new campaign to the shooter, Claptastic Voyage , on March 24, the studio and co-developer Gearbox Software announced today during a panel at PAX East 2015.

The downloadable add-on will also be released that day for Borderlands: The Handsome Collection , which launches March 24 as well. The Handsome Collection brings Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Claptastic Voyage won't be on the Handsome Collection disc, but will be available as a download. You can see two screenshots and one piece of artwork from Claptastic Voyage below.

Claptastic Voyage focuses on Claptrap, and will serve as a bridge between The Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 2 , said a developer from 2K Australia. Handsome Jack wants a powerful, mysterious item that's hidden within Claptrap's source code. So the Borderlands 2 villain digitizes the Vault Hunters and sends them into Claptrap's mind, which is where the expansion takes place. Players will be "exploring the deepest recesses and furthest corners of Claptrap's mind ... his hopes, dreams and stupidity," said 2K Australia.

The Claptastic Voyage add-on also includes Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2. It will raise the level cap by 10 more levels to 70, and will give each character 10 more skill points to earn. Together, they form the fourth piece of DLC for the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel season pass, which is available for $29.99. Players who don't own the season pass can pick up Claptastic Voyage and Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2 in one bundle for $9.99.

Update: You can check out a trailer for Claptastic Voyage and Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2 below.

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Review: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: Claptastic Voyage

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With  Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel , I like and dislike different parts of it in almost equal measure. The combat is exciting and the characters are likable. On the other hand, the environments are a little dull and it suffers from a host of obnoxious bugs.

Claptastic Voyage , the first and only “big” piece of downloadable content had the opportunity to fix a lot of what was broken with the base game. For the most part it succeeds in that endeavor, but it still seems like 2K Australia has a bit to learn about making the loot-shooter truly great.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: Claptastic Voyage  (Linux, Mac, PC [reviewed], PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) Developers: 2K Australia, Gearbox Software Publisher: 2K Games Released: March 24, 2015 MSRP: $9.99 (included in Season Pass and The Handsome Collection ) Rig: AMD Phenom II X2 555 @ 3.2 GHz, with 4GB of RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5700, Windows 7 64-bit

With the premise of entering the mind of Claptrap, The Pre-Sequel had a ton of freedom with where it could go and what it could do. As with the Dungeons and Dragons -esque setup for Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep , the narrative hook allows Vault Hunters to leave the planet of Pandora (or its moon Elpis) in favor of even more fantastic locales. In practice, Claptastic Voyage takes players from the samey blue-gray moon surface and industrial complexes to samey blue-gray electronics (that look a lot like industrial complexes).

At least, that’s how the first half goes. It’s immediately disappointing that the limitless setting produces such uninteresting environments, but that changes further in. A little ways into the DLC the Vault Hunters can access Claptrap’s old memories, revisiting areas featured in previous titles like Fyrestone or Overlook. Eventually, the shooting goes deep enough into Claptrap’s mind to find wholly original, diverse environments. The Escherian temple of Claptrap’s subconscious is particularly fun to explore.

One thing that Claptastic Voyage does especially well is to fill in gaps in the overarching story that have only previously been hinted at. It does this with the memory exercise in Overlook, illustrating the town’s deterioration to the state players find it in Borderlands 2 . It ends with a direct lead-in to BL2 , showing how Claptrap meets Sir Hammerlock in the frozen tundra on Pandora. It even goes so far as to explain Claptrap’s penchant for dubstep where it wasn’t present in the original Borderlands .

All that said, while the details are cute for fans of the lore, the main plot in Claptastic Voyage  has been done several times in the Borderlands series. Perhaps it’s intentionally self-referential, but the plot device that introduces the main villain early on as an ally who “unexpectedly” betrays the heroes is tired at this point. He is clearly designed to let the player know what’s up, so watching the characters go along and be flabbergasted by the betrayal creates a sort of disconnect between player and protagonist.

At a micro level, the writing follows what we have come to expect from the series. Though it isn’t as laugh-out-loud funny as Tales from the Borderlands has been, it hits the right notes of dark comedy. It manages to get through its eight-to-ten hour campaign without making nearly as many pop culture references as the last few games in the series have done.

Gameplay is largely unaltered from The Pre-Sequel ‘s main campaign. It remains fast and frenetic to moon jump and butt slam between enemies. There are very few zero-atmosphere environments in Claptastic Voyage , so players are free to use the double jump without having to worry about running out of oxygen.

Almost all of the enemies are new in some way, with viruses, bugs, and protection software given physical manifestations to explode. Even the old standby enemies like bandits and psychos behave a bit differently, able to phase in and out of existence occasionally since they are computer projections generated by Claptrap’s memory. The theme of software given life extends to in-universe advertisement, with foes who do nothing but stream audio to the player until they are destroyed. There are also pop-up ads: chest-high walls that appear from the ground and can either be closed or serve as randomized mini stores for health or ammunition.

The final boss deserves special mention, though not necessarily for the best reasons. It begins as an interesting fight, with a lot of different tasks the player has to juggle. There are jump pads, helpful “volatile bits” to trigger, lava to avoid, small enemies to keep at bay and use for revives, and the main boss who can deal some serious damage if he is ignored. It’s exciting for the first 10 minutes. Then it keeps going. Then the boss transforms and recharges his shield. Then it keeps going. Then he transforms and recharges his shield again. I timed it; it took me 45 minutes to solo that one fight, and that was on my second try. (On the first try, I spent what felt like an hour, made it to his final form, died, and started back at the beginning of the fight. I quit for the night.)

It illustrates how 2K Australia can get some aspects of Borderlands so right, but just miss the mark in other ways that bring the whole experience down a bit. The boss just has too much health, and that one element turns it from an interesting fight into a slog. It’s almost as if it is intended to be a raid boss, except that it’s required in order to complete the story. In fact, there is no optional raid boss like there have been in past Borderlands DLC packs, which is a little disappointing considering how phoned in the raid boss in The Pre-Sequel ‘s main game is.

That said, 2K Australia does its own thing for high level content. In addition to farming the end boss for Legendary drops, a special arena unlocks after getting through the story. It boils down to fending off waves of enemies in an arena, but it allows parties to customize various aspects of the battle. Players can increase or decrease the difficulty and add “mutations,” like bonus damage for certain gun manufacturers or increased magazine size at the cost of decreased reload speed. Of course, more difficult settings yield more valuable loot. It’s an interesting idea that I’d like to see explored further in future installments.

Overall, Claptastic Voyage is an improvement to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel . It seems like 2K Australia has been listening to a lot of the criticism of the base game. Aside from some invisible walls, I didn’t experience any of the bugs here that detracted from The Pre-Sequel . The environmental design starts off disappointingly unimaginative, but soon goes to unexpected places. The core gameplay is as fun as it has ever been.

However, Claptastic Voyage still suffers from some of the problems that plague the entire series. The main plot is average, lacking any real standout moments worth discussing. It exists as a vehicle to get players between gunfights or to the more entertaining optional missions. This won’t go down in history as an example of exceptional DLC, but it does what it does well and it’s worth the time to play through.

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Summary Within this campaign add-on, Jack digitizes the vault hunters and launches them inside Claptrap’s mind to find an enigmatic code and get out of Claptrap’s consciousness without going crazy. Our anti-heroes must deal with Claptrap’s malware and digital representations of his crushing loneliness. This pack also features a bonus 10 level ca ... Read More

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Mar 05, 2020

In this post, we reveal the best Blackberry Moscow Mule recipes on the internet! We also describe the origin and history of the Blackberry Mule so that you can fully appreciate the cocktail. Let's dive right in!

Introduction

When you think of cocktails, there are usually a couple of different places your mind can go: the sugary, overpriced, watered-down drink you paid an embarrassing amount of money for at the nearest semi-swanky nighttime establishment, or the tasty-but-sloppy concoction your friend threw together in their blender. Of course, there are varying degrees of quality within those categories: some overpriced bar cocktails can taste like a slice of heaven, and your friend could be surprisingly adept at mixing drinks together. But, by and large, those appear to be the most common experiences for a lot of cocktail enthusiasts out in the wild: weak, expensive, convoluted, sub-par.

Why is that? Why do so many cocktails fall so short of the Platonic ideal of what a delicious cocktail should be? Well, there are a number of potential reasons, chief among them being the fact that a lot of cocktail recipes appear to be in a constant battle to come up with the most complicated recipe, throwing together a huge amount of ingredients that may or may not actually gel together as a whole. Nothing worse than a cocktail that tastes like it’s being pulled in ten different directions at the same time. Add to this the bar’s need to make a profit (which affects the price and the quality of ingredients) and the home mixologist’s innate need to show off to their friends by putting together the most elaborate drink (which affects the structural integrity) and what you end up with is often a less than ideal cocktail experience.

But then there are some drinks that are so beautifully perfect in their simplicity that it’s hard to mess them up; where the ingredients list is very brief and each element interacts perfectly with each other. Stone-cold classics of the alcoholic-beverage tradition. We’re talking about iconic drinks that have stood the test of time over the years, and whose simplicity has actually served as the ideal springboard for creativity in coming up with new twists on the original recipe. And, in this particular case, a drink that has traditionally been consumed in its own iconic container: a copper mug. That’s right; we’re talking about the venerable Moscow Mule .

You’re probably familiar with the classic Moscow Mule by now -- if not, you’ve likely seen them at gatherings or in pop culture, in their eye-catching presentation. It is an extremely straightforward and delicious cocktail that is just about impossible to get wrong, containing three main ingredients. And because these ingredients complement each other so perfectly, the Moscow Mule has become the drink of choice for a lot of amateur mixologists who want to impress their guests without navigating long and complicated recipes. A Moscow Mule is as refreshing as it is easy to make, containing ginger beer, vodka, and lime juice. But there’s more to the Mule than that.

You see, Moscow Mules kicked off a bit of a trend; as the popularity of the drink spread across the land, so did regional variants start popping up. Because the original recipe is so straightforward, there’s a lot of room for creativity and playing around with different flavors and textures, giving way to a whole new world of options. Most of these variations did one simple thing: swap out the spirit for a different one. So, for instance, a Mexican Mule would be a Moscow Mule with the vodka replaced by tequila, a Kentucky Mule would be a Moscow Mule using Kentucky bourbon, and so on and so forth. But some variations of the Moscow Mule did something different instead of swapping out ingredients: they added something to the mix.

The Blackberry Moscow Mule

Enter the Blackberry Moscow Mule, one of our favorite variations of this cocktail. Can you guess what is different about this version of the Mule? That’s right: it adds a whole other layer of flavor and texture by incorporating blackberries. This extremely refreshing and delightfully sweet drink makes for a fantastic summer companion, especially out in the sun with some friends. The kick of the ginger beer, the brightness of the lime juice, and the slight tartness of the blackberries all work together to make this drink a unique experience.

And though it sounds very simple from the description above, there are actually a few different ways to make the Blackberry Moscow Mule. Let’s talk about some of them, and what our personal choice is for the best Blackberry Moscow Mule recipe.

Classic Blackberry Moscow Mule Recipe

Let’s start with the most traditional Blackberry Moscow Mule recipe, which, as you might expect, is also the most straightforward one. This is the basic Moscow Mule recipe with the added element of the blackberries.

Ingredients:

• 4 large, plump blackberries, or 8 smaller ones
• 6 ounces ginger beer
• 1.5 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 ounces vodka

Instructions:

• Place a glass (or, preferably, the traditional Moscow Mule copper mug !) in the freezer until it’s frosty.
• In a different glass, muddle the blackberries. Feel free to add in a small sprig of mint for some extra brightness.
• Add in the ginger beer, vodka, and lime juice.
• Strain the liquid into the frosty mug or glass. 
• Garnish with more blackberries, mint, and lime.

This cocktail is best served ice cold, which is why we chill our mug before mixing. The best thing about a cocktail this simple is that it’s very easy to customize, meaning that, if you like it a bit stronger, all you have to do is adjust the alcohol levels accordingly. Similarly, if you’re a big fan of blackberries, feel free to add more!

Mint is not an obligatory ingredient here -- your Blackberry Moscow Mule will be delicious without it. But we have found that adding in a small sprig of mint really kicks the whole mixture up a notch, adding a touch of herbal brightness to the mix of flavors and textures you’re putting together. Of course, some people aren’t fans of mint in their cocktails, so feel free to leave it out altogether.

The recipe above uses fresh muddled blackberries which are mixed with the rest of the ingredients and strained into the icy copper mug. This will get you the smoothest version of the drink, since you’re leaving out all the solids. But if you’re the kind of person who likes to have a little chewy treat at the bottom of their drink, you could also muddle the blackberries in the mug itself and pour the rest of the ingredients into it.

To do this, simply place the blackberries and lime juice in the bottom of your ice-cold copper mug. Then squash the berries to release their juice. Add the vodka and ginger beer on top of that, and stir to combine. That’s it!

This saves you the step of straining the mixture, and also takes full advantage of the texture that the blackberries bring to the Blackberry Moscow Mule. On top of that, you get to eat the blackberries at the bottom of the mug once you’re done with the drink.

Moscow Mule with Blackberry Syrup Recipe

Some Blackberry Moscow Mule recipes go the extra mile to really bring the blackberry flavor forward by incorporating other elements. For example, some recipes call for making your own homemade blackberry syrup to add to the mix. If you like your drink a little sweeter than most and you want to make the cocktail’s blackberry flavor significantly more intense, this could be the best version of the Blackberry Moscow Mule for you.

So, how would we go about making that syrup?

• 2.5 cups water
• 1.5 cup sugar
• 2 cups blackberries
• Put water, sugar, and blackberries over medium-high heat, bring them to a boil.
• Reduce heat and let simmer 10 minutes. 
• Remove from heat and mash berries. Make sure to mash thoroughly so as to get as much syrup out as you can. 
• Allow to cool 20 minutes. Bottle up and store until ready to use.

If you go this route, you end up with a more concentrated blackberry flavor that is also considerably sweeter due to the added sugar. To put the cocktail together:

• Combine room-temperature blackberry syrup and vodka. Make sure neither of them are chilled, as the syrup won’t incorporate as well if either is cold. Add in the lime juice. 
• Once incorporated, pour the mixture over ice into a copper mule mug. 
• Top with ginger beer and lime juice. Fresh blackberry garnish optional.

This version of the drink makes for an entirely different experience. It’s very sweet and definitely loses some of its breezy refreshing qualities, while also being a little more intense and perhaps even more festive. We can see these drinks working well in different contexts, or perhaps even different seasons of the year; while the original recipe is a summery, outdoors drink, we definitely envision the version that incorporates syrup as more of an indoor party drink, perhaps even suited for a holiday gathering in the winter.

Whichever version you choose to go with, the Blackberry Moscow Mule is a delicious twist on the classic cocktail that you’re going to love. And with a recipe this simple, it’s near impossible to mess up!

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