Pimm's Cup
A fresh, herbal-bitter long drink of Pimm's No. 1 and fizzy lemonade, loaded with fruit, cucumber and mint.
Ingredients
- Pimm's No. 1, chilled100 ml
- Ice, crushed or cubedfill the glass
- Lemon-lime soda, cold, ideally a fizzy British-style lemonade200 ml
- Cucumber, to garnish (optional)2 slices
- Orange, halved, to garnish (optional)1 slice
- Lemon, halved, to garnish (optional)1 slice
- Strawberry, sliced, to garnish (optional)2 slices
- Mint, a large sprig, to garnish (optional)1 sprig
Method
- Fill a tall glass with ice.
- Add the cucumber, orange, lemon, strawberries and mint.
- Pour the Pimm's No. 1 over the ice.
- Top up with cold lemonade.
- Stir briefly so the fruit and herbs spread through the glass.
- Garnish with extra mint and fruit, and serve straight away.
About this drink
Pimm's traces back to James Pimm's oyster bar in the City of London, where a gin-based 'No. 1 Cup' was the house drink for washing down oysters in the 1840s. It became the unavoidable companion of British garden parties, cricket matches and Wimbledon, where it is still poured by the tens of thousands during the tournament. The recipe is simple on purpose: the fruit, cucumber and mint do the work.