Name: Pimm’s Cup
Yield: 8 drinks
Ingredients: 2 oranges, cut into half-moons; 2 lemons, cut into half-moons; 1 Persian cucumber (or one 3-in.-long piece English cucumber), washed and sliced; 2 cups Pimm's No. 1; 4 cups Sprite or other lemon-lime soda; 6 to 8 large sprigs mint, crushed gently, plus a few loose leaves

Description

Channel the warm weather with this bright, colorful gin-infused cocktail.

Scale

Ingredients

2 oranges, cut into half-moons
2 lemons, cut into half-moons
1 Persian cucumber (or one 3-in.-long piece English cucumber), washed and sliced
2 cups Pimm’s No. 1
4 cups Sprite or other lemon-lime soda
6 to 8 large sprigs mint, crushed gently, plus a few loose leaves

Instructions

Fill 2 pitchers 1/4 full with ice. To each, add a layer of orange slices, a few lemon slices, and a layer of cucumber slices. Repeat the layering. Pour in the Pimm’s and Sprite, dividing between pitchers, and mix with a long-handled spoon. Poke mint sprigs and leaves down into drink. Divide drink among 8 tall glasses, with a few slices of fruit and cucumber in each glass, along with some mint leaves.

Notes

Recipe from Sunset August 2007

Big Flavors Rating: 5 Stars

Nutrition

Calories: 226
Fat: 0.2g