Missouri Mule Cocktail

A drink named for President Harry S. Truman

Even though Missouri’s state animal is the Missouri Mule, the original drink was named in honor of President Harry S. Truman. The drink was invented by Joe Gillmore who worked at the bar in London’s Savoy Hotel where Truman stayed on his visits. What’s behind the name, you ask? Well, Truman was from Missouri… and a member of the Democratic party which h…