Pimm's Cup Cocktail Recipe | Building A Drink

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Pimm's Cup

INGREDIENTS

3 oz Pimm's No. 1
3 to 4 oz chilled club soda
Cucumber spear
Lemon slice

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour the Pimm's No. 1 into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with club soda and stir gently. Garnish with the cucumber spear and lemon slice.

VARIATION: Instead of the club soda, top with a splash of ginger ale, lemonade, or lemon-lime soda.

VIDEO HOW-TO

NOTES

A favorite drink of cricket spectators, this classic is made with Pimm's No. 1, a gin-based herbal liqueur invented by James Pimm and first served as a digestive tonic back in the 1880s, in his London oyster bar.

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