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New Orleans Pimm’s Cup

By Jonathan Payne (beverage manager, Hot Tin & Bayou Bar at the Ponchartrain Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana)
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 serving

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz Pimm’s No. 1
  • 4 oz lemonade
  • 2 oz soda (Payne recommends premium club soda, but 7Up, ginger ale, or tonic water are viable alternatives)
  • slices Cucumberor ribbons for garnish
  • 1 fresh strawberry optional

Instructions
 

  • If you choose to include the strawberry in your Pimm’s Cup, start by muddling the fruit in a cocktail shaker tin. If not, proceed to Step 2.
  • Add Pimm’s and lemonade to the cocktail shaker and shake thoroughly. Use a fine strainer to strain the drink into a Collins glass (also known as a highball glass) over ice. Top with soda until the glass is full. Garnish with a cucumber slice or cucumber ribbon.