Pro Snowboarder Eric Willett Creates First-Ever Big Air Mule By Stoli® Vodka At Shaun White's Air + Style Festival

Willett Lands Epic Big Air Back Flip while Shaking the Stoli Vodka Big Air Mule; Fans Enjoy Signature Stoli Craft Cocktails at Stoli Style Lounge during Two-Day Festival

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Feb 24, 2016, 09:00 ET

Eric Willett's Big Air Mule By Stoli Vodka

Pro Snowboarder Eric Willet smiles after mixing the world's first-ever Big Air Mule by Stoli Vodka at Shaun White's Air + Style Festival in Los Angeles, February 2016.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro snowboarders are known for landing incredible jumps for a living, but none was more unique than Eric Willett's first-ever Big Air Mule by Stoli Vodka® during Shaun White's Air + Style Festival in Los Angeles.

VIEW ERIC WILLETT'S BIG AIR MULE BY STOLI VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/ZcP0BHwv5gE

At the top of the 16-story ramp juxtaposed in the shadows of the famed Los Angeles Coliseum, Willett poured the ingredients of the Big Air Mule by Stoli Vodka – Stoli Premium Vodka, Stoli Ginger Beer, ice and fresh strawberries and lime garnish -- while strapped to his snowboard. Upon launch, Willett carried the cocktail shaker with the Big Air Mule by Stoli Vodka down the ramp where he launched into an epic backflip and stuck the landing to the cheers of an awestruck crowd. Willett then emptied the cocktail into a Stoli signature Mule Mug, successfully making the first-ever Big Air Mule by Stoli Vodka.

"I've successfully landed thousands of jumps throughout my career but this was definitely one of the most unique," said Willett of his feat. "I knew a Stoli Mule as awesome as this needed an equally epic trick, so I went with an extended back flip to ensure the cocktail was shaken to perfection."

Stoli Vodka was an official sponsor of Shaun White's Air + Style Festival in Los Angeles, February 20-21, 2016. At the Stoli Style Lounge, fans sipped signature Stoli Vodka craft cocktails poured by Road Soda from a custom 1960's Airstream cocktail bar while enjoying leisure sports and games, a photo booth and a live art exhibit by Los Angeles street artists, including Jeff Soto.

Backflips aren't a requirement for a delicious Big Air Mule. It tastes just as good shaken or stirred.

The Big Air Mule by Stoli Vodka Recipe

2oz Stoli Premium Vodka
4oz Stoli Ginger Beer
Ice
Garnish with lime and strawberry

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