Pimms No 1 - Gin Cup 70cl Bottle

Product Description

The quintessential English, long iced drink, famous as a perfect serve on long summer afternoons & evenings on outdoor occasions, traditionally served as 1 part Pimms to 3 parts lemonade, over ice with the addition of mint, cucmber, orange & strawberries. It seems the compulsory concoction from Henley to Ascot & from village hall fetes to the cricket pavillions acroos Engl&. The recipe was invented by the owner of a City of London oyster bar in the early nineteenth century. Originally there were other variations: No 2 (whisky), No 3 (brandy), No 5 (bourbon) & No 6 (vodka). Not strictly a liqueur, Pimms is a gin-based drink, infused with aromatics & mixed with lemonade for consumption. Pimms has a powerful social associations with the English, or London, 'season', & the sort of people who take part in events such as Henley, Ascot, May Balls & wherever else the young (and not so young) in-crowds gather. Did you know? Connoisseurs insist that only adding champagne as opposed to lemonade, makes a true Pimms No 1 Cup!