Comments on: Pimm’s: No.1 Drink of the Month July

By: Perry Johnston

Perry Johnston — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:52:18 +0000

I have had an unopened bottle of Pimm’s for two years– its life has been on an open shelf (in the sub-tropics) with no particular attention to being kept cool or anything of that sort. Is it likely ok to drink???

By: admin

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:22:27 +0000

@Sheryl – glad you liked your first Pimms, and thanks for your comment! Many decent liquor stores will have Pimms’ somewhere on their shelves. You will probably have to ask for it though, since they’re unlikely to be selling a ton of it, and it’ll be hidden somewhere at the back behind dusty bottles of digestives from small Latin countries.

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:16:36 +0000

I had my first Pimms No1 Cup at a Tom Douglass restaurant in Seattle. Served with a long slice of cucumber, gingerale and lemon, I loved it! Where can I find a bottle in California?

By: Jonny

Jonny — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:20:07 +0000

@Jess – Glad you found us and thanks for the comment. There’s the (now annual) Pimm’s recipe debate on the Guardian right now: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/may/18/pimms

@HannaJane – sounds like your english husband gifted you two of the three British essentials: Pimm’s and cricket. The third, the way to explain football’s (soccer’s) offside law, often takes longer than 10 years.

By: Jess "Klutzy Chef"

Jess "Klutzy Chef" — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:16:34 +0000

Just found this though Tastespotting and am so grateful. As ex-pats in Switzerland with a BBC cable package, we see more than our fair share of Pimm’s advertising, and have been looking for a good Pimm’s and lemonade recipe. Looking forward to giving this a whirl when (if) the weather warms up here.

By: HannaJane

HannaJane — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:57:17 +0000

Hi,

The conversation may long be on pause, but I felt I had to add my variation. I was married to the most English of men for nearly a decade, and apart from being able to explain cricket to my fellow North Americans, he also gifted me with the best Pimm’s recipe ever: 3 parts Pimms, 1 part gin, poured over a generous salad of sliced apples, strawberries, cucumber (!), and a handful of torn mint, with two generous handfuls of ice. One jug is enough for a robust couple to sleep away an afternoon in an English garden. Magic!

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:26:17 +0000

LOL, I supppose those must be among the 94% of Americans who can’t name the Speaker of the House. Thanks for the Pimms history. In summer there’s always a bottle of Pimm’s and a six pack of Sprite sitting in my bar.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:29:48 +0000

OK, but wait- how DO you celebrate the fourth in Britain?

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:20:32 +0000

It’s only 11:19 a.m. and that drink looks more than refreshing!

By: Rachel (S[d]OC)

Rachel (S[d]OC) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:06:13 +0000

Thanks for that. I’ve been reading about Pimms and hearing about Pimms in British TV and books for years and never knew exactly what was in it.

Then of course there are the Pims cookies, which are nothing like the beverage, but for a commercial cookie, are pretty darned good!