Pimm's

ConversazioniBooze!

Iscriviti a LibraryThing per pubblicare un messaggio.

Pimm's

Questa conversazione è attualmente segnalata come "addormentata"—l'ultimo messaggio è più vecchio di 90 giorni. Puoi rianimarla postando una risposta.

1oakes
Modificato: Ott 28, 2007, 3:05 am

Questo membro è stato sospeso dal sito.

2Jargoneer
Ott 28, 2007, 7:42 am

It would be nice if they brought back the other varities of Pimms back as special editions every so often.

3miss_read
Ott 28, 2007, 9:58 am

The winter one (#3, brandy-based) is in shops now, but perhaps not in the US.

4oakes
Ott 31, 2007, 1:46 am

Questo membro è stato sospeso dal sito.

5miss_read
Nov 1, 2007, 8:17 am

Do you mean the winter one, oakesspalding? It can either be served with gingerale over ice, or else warmed with apple juice (cloves, star anise, etc. - anything else you'd like to throw in).

Good stuff!

6varielle
Nov 1, 2007, 9:35 am

OK. What is Pimm's?

8RoseCityReader
Modificato: Nov 8, 2007, 8:22 pm

#1

Pimm's Cup played a big role in my personal non-fiction -- at least for a year of college spent in England. But I'll have to ponder actual literary instances . . . .

And, alas, as I live in the land of socialized liquor sales, I can't offer any suggestions for saving money on hootch.

9RoseCityReader
Nov 8, 2007, 8:04 pm

Much to my delight, there is a 1976 book called Pimm's Cup for Everybody by Paige Dixon, although it doesn't show up here on LT. An Alibris listing for a used copy describes it: "A cynical young American and an elderly English bartender tour the United States together."

Pimm's Cup also strikes me as the kind of 70's-era brunch appropriate cocktail the charcters in Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City enjoyed. Along with things like a Bullshot (like a Bloody Mary but made with beef bullion instead of tomato juice) or a Salty Dog.

10oakes
Nov 9, 2007, 1:44 am

Questo membro è stato sospeso dal sito.

11RoseCityReader
Nov 9, 2007, 2:12 am

Now, that's poetry I can understand.

12miss_read
Gen 13, 2008, 6:17 am

Questo messaggio è stato cancellato dall'autore.

13andrewspong
Gen 13, 2008, 7:09 am

#4 - Pimm's is frequently over-garnished, but here's my favourite concoction for the 'No. 1 cup' version.

Into a large jug half full of ice, pour:

1.5 litres of good quality commercial lemonade (if you're English) or Sprite (if you're American)

750 cl of Pimm's No. 1 cup (I like to taste it...)

Halved coins of cucumber
Fresh strawberries, quartered length-wise
A handful of fresh mint leaves. I ball them up in my fist first to crush them a little.