Pimm’s Cocktail Basket

Nothing beats a glass of Pimms on a summer’s day. The British beverage is almost as much a tradition as the cup of tea, and the British down the gin-based drink by the gallon during the summer months.

Recipe for Traditional Pimms No.1:

Take one slice of orange, lemon, apple, cucumber per person and one sprig of mint and one strawberry and add to two parts lemonade to one part Pimms.

The ingredients for this delicious cocktail are included in our popular Pimms Cocktail Basket, which is available for only £35.00 and is available for a limited time only.

History of Pimms:

Rewind back to a London oyster bar in the 1840s where owner James Pimm invented the thirst-quencher. Using gin, quinine and a secret mixture of herbs, good old Pimm served up the brew as an aid to digestion, dishing it out in a small tankard and the No. 1 Cup moniker was born.

After the Second World War, Pimms extended their range, using a number of other spirits as bases for new cups. Scotch lent its name to No. 2 cup while No. 3 used brandy, No. 4 rum, No. 5 rye and No. 6 vodka. Of these sequels, the vodka cup and brandy (now called Winter) are the only ones in production while original No. 1 cup still reigns supreme in popularity.