23 June 2022: Pimmlet

I like sour, citrusy cocktails and gin is nearly always the go-to base for me, the more juniper the better. So I finally acquired a bottle of Pimm’s No. 1 , andI was pretty excited to give it a try. What could be better than a gin-based cocktail with a gin-based spirit to help things along?

My only alteration would be to reduce the amount of lime juice, which, in my personal opinion, seemed to overpower the cocktail as made. We both thought that increading the Pimms to 1 1/2 oz and the gin to about the same while reducing the lime juice to 1/2 ounce was more to our liking. But you should absolutely try the recipe from Pimms for yourself and then, if you want to tweak it, go ahead and adjust.

Pimlmet Cocktail.

The original cocktail, posted on Pimm’s website uses metric measurements. Now a purist could use a strict conversion, but my strategy was to use equal ratios, subbing 1 oz for the 25 ml measure.

• 25ml PIMM’S No.1 (see headnote, we liked increasing this to 1.5 oz)

• 25ml Gordon’s Gin (I used Beefeater - a good London dry is perfect. Again 1.5 oz)

• 25ml fresh lime juice (see headnote. I’d reduce this down to about .5 oz)

• Dash of sugar syrup (we regularly use agave - easier to mix)

• Cucumber and mint to garnish

Put everything in a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake for about 25-30 seconds til icy cold. Serve up with cucumber & mint.