Cocktail · United Kingdom
Pimm's Cup
Build a British Pimm’s Cup with Pimm’s No. 1, sparkling lemonade, cucumber, mint and strawberry, measured in oz and ml.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Pimm's No. 1
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) Pimm’s No. 1
- 4 oz (120 ml) sparkling lemonade
- 0.25 oz (7 ml) fresh lemon juice
- 6 fresh Cucumber ribbon leaves or slices
- 1 mint sprig
Garnish
Cucumber, mint and strawberry
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add Pimm’s No. 1, sparkling lemonade and lemon juice to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with cucumber, mint and strawberry and serve immediately.
The story behind Pimm's Cup
Pimm’s began in nineteenth-century London and became synonymous with British summer events. Lemonade and garden fruit turn the gin-based cup into a long, sociable afternoon drink.