Pimm’s Cup is a cocktail famous in England, in the United Kingdom. It is a fruit cup, a kind of cocktail with gin, a soft drink, and fruit. The beverage started as a health drink in 1840s London. The Pimm’s Cup is the authorized cocktail of multiple summer events in England, including the Chelsea Flower Show, the Henley Royal Regatta, the Royal Ascot, and Wimbledon.
This summer cocktail is made with Pimm’s No. 1, a gin-based digestif made in the 1800s by a London bar owner named James Pimm.
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Add Pimm’s No. 1 and lemon juice into a highball glass over ice, then top with ginger ale.
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Stir briefly to combine.
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Garnish with a cucumber slice, mint sprig, strawberry and optional lemon wheels.
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