Mer's Pimm's Cup Recipe
By
Meredith Arthur
Total Time:
Under 5 mins
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Active Time:
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Makes:
1 drink
This variation of a classic Pimm’s is preferred by CHOW editor Meredith Arthur—spiked with a little extra gin and garnished with an orange slice rather than lemon.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1
- 1 ounce Hendrick’s gin
- Sprite or 7UP
- Orange slice
- Cucumber slice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pour Pimm’s and gin over a tall glass of ice. Top with Sprite and garnish with orange and cucumber slices.
Agreed on the ginger beer. We've been using canned Barritts, which has wonderful ginger taste that doesn't overpower the Pimm's.
Sprite and 7UP are not really interchangeable. Sprite is sickeningly sweet; 7UP much less so. I'd experiment to see your level of high fructose corn syrup tolerance before potentially wasting Pimms on something that might taste like candy corn.
Mine is made with ginger beer instead of the lemon/lime soda for an added kick. I also garnish with mint!