Pimm's Cup（ピムス・カップ）
England's other national drink — a fruit cup that drinks like a garden party sounds.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Pimm's No.1 | 50 ml |
| Lemonade | 150 ml |
| or ginger aleoptional |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
1 : 3
- 01
Fill a tall glass with ice and pack in the garnishes.
- 02
Pour the Pimm's over the ice.
- 03
Top with lemonade (or ginger ale) and stir once.
Garnish — Cucumber ribbon · orange slice · strawberry · mint
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 65Strong
- Sourness*
- 0Faint
- Bitterness
- 30Light
- Fruitiness
- 70Strong
- Herbal*
- 12Faint
- Alcohol
- 15Faint
- Crisp
- 45Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
London, 1840s. James Pimm ran an oyster bar in the City and bottled a 'house cup' — gin flavoured with herbs and quinine — to make digestion feel like medicine that worked. Six numbered cups followed; only No.1 survived at scale.
The drink became inseparable from English summer: Wimbledon pours it by the pitcher, Ascot and Henley measure attendance in it. It's one of the few cocktails where the garnish is a written instruction.
What survives in every Pimm's Cup is the 1840s fruit-cup idea: a long drink that feeds a crowd, not a recipe that flatters a bartender.
Sources — Pimm's · Difford's Guide · IBA
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- Pimm's official
Pimm's · Brand · unverified
- Pimm's No.150 ml
- Lemonade150 ml
Build over ice, fruit in.
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05Variations
- VariationPimm's Royal CupChampagne instead of lemonade
- SimilarGin & TonicTonic instead of lemonade — the dry cousin→
- SimilarHugo SpritzAnother garden-party long drink→
06The map
Spirits
