How To Make Pimms: 9 Classical Cocktails Recipes To Try

Pimm’s is a popular Gin based summer drink. You can enjoy it in various cocktails while relaxing on your balcony.

Pimm’s cocktails don’t taste like any other alcohol and are elegant and refreshing to enjoy on a hot day.

The standard method to make this drink is to slice up mint, cucumbers, oranges, strawberries, and apples and combine them with lemonade, ice, and liquor.

Originating from London, it is most popular in the southern part of England and is casually enjoyed at Wimbledon Tennis Tournament and high-end parties.

It is pretty famous over the world as well for its energizing nature. Hence, today we will discuss 9 Ways How To Make Pimms that will make your parties incredible and memorable.

1. The ultimate Pimm’s Cocktail

Preparation Time: 6 minutes
Mixology Time: 2 minutes
Complete Time: 8 minutes
Serving Size: 4-5
Total Calories: 136 Calories Per 100ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No. 1	500 ml
Mint	One handful of leaves
Cucumber	One thinly sliced
Orange	One thinly sliced
Strawberries	Ten thinly sliced
Lemon Juice	500 ml
Ice	One Bucket

Mixology Method

First, nicely crush the ice cubes to make this heavenly drink cool.
Then, coarsely chop your mint to add a kick to your drink.
Carefully slice cucumber, oranges, and strawberries as thin as possible to extract their flavor and eat it while drinking.
Take a glass jug, and add crushed ice and lemon juice.
Make sure there is no seed in your freshly squeezed lemon juice, which you have added to the jug.
Now add our delicious Pimms No. 1 to the jug and stir the mixture
Lastly, add fruits last so they can float on your drink.
Now enjoy them with your favorite snacks like cucumber sandwiches or crispy fish.

2. Retro Style Pimm’s Cup

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Mixology Time: 2 minute
Complete Time: 7 minutes
Serving Size: 4
Total Calories: 160 Calories Per 200ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No. 1	600 ml
Mint	One handful of leaves
Cucumber	half thinly sliced
Cherries	Ten thinly sliced
Lime	One thinly sliced
Cherry flavor soda	600 ml
Ice	One Bucket

Mixology Method

First, nicely crush the ice cubes to make this blissful drink chill.
Carefully slice cucumber, cherries, and lime as thin as possible to extract their flavor.
Add crushed ice, cherry soda, Pimm’s No. 1, and mint leave to a jug.
After mixing and fizzing, add fruit slices and serve it chill.
The best retro snack for this drink is jumbo prawns with crackers.

3. Meghan Markle’s Pimm’s Tig Cup

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Mixology Time: 3 minutes
Complete Time: 8 minutes
Serving Size: 3
Total Calories: 120 Calories Per 100ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No. 1	200 ml

Tonic water	200 ml
Soda water	300 ml
Radish	half thinly peeled Shavings
Celery	Few thin stalks
Cucumber	half thinly peeled ribbons
Grapefruit	One thinly sliced
Lime	One thinly sliced
Maraschino cherry liqueur	600 ml
Ice	One Bucket

Mint	One handful of leaves

Mixology Method

Add radish, celery, cucumber, grapefruit, lime, and mint in three glasses in layers.
Grind Pimm’s No. 1 and Maraschino cherry liqueur and ice in a blender.
In another jug, mix tonic and soda water.
Strain the liquor mixture and add it to three serving glasses.
Add your tonic-soda mixture to the glasses as well.
Enjoy this classy drink with slightly stirred-fried prawns and avocado salad.

4. Buckingham Palace Chef-Inspired Royal Pimm’s Cocktail

Preparation Time: 4 minutes
Mixology Time: 2 minutes
Complete Time: 6 minutes
Serving Size: 4
Total Calories: 120 Calories Per 100ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No. 1	400 ml
Lemonade	800 ml
Lemon	1
Orange	One thinly sliced
Cherries	Ten thinly sliced
Strawberries	Ten thinly sliced
Cucumber	One whole Skin peels
Mint	One handful of leaves
Borage	Few
Ice cubes	One Bucket

Mixology Method

Add cucumber peels, strawberries, cherries, and mint in a jug in layers.
Then add lemon zest and its juice to that jug.
Grind Pimm’s No. 1, lemonade, and ice in a blender
Add this mixture to a jug and mix it well.
Serve it with a classic cheese and tomato sandwich to taste royalty.

5. Classic Pimm’s mojito Cocktail

Preparation Time: 2 minutes
Mixology: 2 minutes
Complete Time: 4 minutes
Serving Size: 4
Total Calories: 100 Per 100ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No. 1	400 ml
Soda water	300 ml
Lime juice	10 ml
Orange	One thinly sliced
Cucumber	half thinly sliced
White caster sugar	Two tablespoon
lemon	One thinly sliced
Ice	One Bucket
Mint	One handful of leaves

Mixology Method

Mix lime juice, mint, white caster sugar, and ice in a grinder to form a coarser mint leaves mixture.
Then add Pimm’s No. 1 and soda water and mix it in this mint mixture.
Then in glasses, add orange, cucumber, and lemon slices.
Add your Pimms mojito mixture to these glasses to enjoy.
Serve it with grilled prawns and a lettuce cucumber sandwich.

6. Pimm’s Lemon Sorbet Float

Preparation Time: 4 hours
Mixology Time: 5 minutes
Complete Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
Serving Size: 4
Total Calories: 175 Per 200ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No 1	400 ml
Lemonade	1000 ml
White caster sugar	250 g
lemon zest	Half Teaspoon
Lemon Juice	2-3 Lemons juice
Strawberries	Ten thinly sliced
Cucumber	Half thinly sliced
Orange	One thinly sliced
Mint	One handful of leaves

Mixology Method

First, prepare your lemon sorbet
To make lemon sorbet, we need to boil water and add lemon juice and sugar.
After it cools down, add lemon zest and 50 ml of Pimm’s No 1.
Let it cool in a refrigerator for 2 hours, then whisk it and refreeze for 2 hours.
Continue freezing and whisking till it turns into sorbet.
In another jug, mix lemonade and Pimm’s.
In a jug, add your sorbet and Pimm’s lemonade mixture.
Add strawberries, cucumber, orange, and mint to this and enjoy.
Serving options: serve it with cheese toast and fries.

7. Pimm’s Raspberry Ginger Sorbet Float:

Preparation Time: 4 hours
Mixology Time: 5 minutes
Complete Time: 4 Hours 5 minutes
Serving Size: 4
Total Calories: 170 Per 100 ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No 1	200ml
Raspberry juice	600 ml
Ginger Ale	400 ml
White caster sugar	250 g
Ginger zest	Half Teaspoon
Raspberry	Ten thinly sliced
Strawberries	Ten thinly sliced
Apple	Half thinly sliced
Cucumber	Half thinly sliced
Mint	One handful of leaves

Mixology Method

First, prepare your raspberry Ginger Sorbet
To make Raspberry Ginger Sorbet, we need to boil Raspberry juice and sugar.
After it cools down, add Ginger zest and 50 ml of Ginger Ale.
Let it cool in a refrigerator for 2 hours, then whisk it and refreeze for 2 hours.
Continue freezing and whisking till it turns into sorbet.
In a jug, add Raspberry ginger sorbet, then mix Ginger Ale and Pimm’s No 1.
Serve it with Fish and Chips.

8. Pimm’s vanilla ice cream float:

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Mixology Time: 2 minute
Complete Time: 7 minutes
Serving Size: 2
Total Calories: 175 Per 100 ml

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No 1	240ml
Vanilla ice cream	600 ml
Ginger beer	400 ml
Strawberries	Ten thinly sliced
Cucumber	Half thinly sliced
Mint	One handful of leaves

Mixology Method

Add equally vanilla ice cream and Pimms to two glasses.
Then Ginger beer, Strawberries, Cucumber, and Mint to it.
Serve it with lightly cooked prawns and Egg and iceberg lettuce salad.

9. Pimm’s yummy ice bars:

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Freezing Time: 4 hours
Complete Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Serving Size: 10
Total Calories: 178 Kcal Per Serving

Ingredients Required To Prepare
Pimm’s No 1	75ml
lemonade	200ml
White Caster sugar	50 g
Orange Juice	15 ml
Mint leaves	Finely chopped One Teaspoon
Lemon Juice	One Tablespoon
Salt	One pinch
Cucumber	Half Thinly sliced
Orange	One orange pulp

Cooking Method

Blend Orange pulp and Mint in a blender.
After straining this juice, add lemon Juice, Lemonade, Sugar, and Pimm’s No 1.
Mix it till sugar is dissolved.
Transfer them to ice bar molds and add cucumber slices to them.
Please keep it in the freezer for 4 hours to form Ice bars.
Enjoy them along with nice Cheese Bread.

Bottom Line: How To Make Pimms

Pimm is a popular all-time favorite summer drink that you can use in many cocktail and food recipes. It is a Classic yet trendy drink equally popular thorough out the world.

Hence in this article, we have provided you with nine of the best tested and tried Pimms recipes. So you can learn how to make Pimms-inspired exclusive recipes that everyone will love.

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