Winter Pimm’s Cup

Adapted from Winter Drinks by the Editors of PUNCH

winter pimm's cup cocktail recipe

While there is no official category for ostentatiously garnished classics, we refer to them as “chain- reaction drinks.” One hits the bar and, soon, everyone’s drinking one. The Pimm’s Cup—a simple mix of Pimm’s No. 1 liqueur and ginger ale, garnished with abandon—is one of those drinks. Here we replace ginger ale with American lager and then garnish the drink with a bounty of fresh winter herbs, apples, and cranberries for a headturning holiday take on the classic summertime cooler.

Reprinted with permission from Winter Drinks by the Editors of PUNCH, copyright © 2018. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup
  • 2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1
  • 2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
  • American lager, to top
  • American lager, to top

Garnish: seasonal fruit and herbs

Directions
  1. Combine the ginger and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and use a muddler to lightly crush the ginger.
  2. Add the Pimm’s and lemon juice. Add ice, shake, strain over ice into a tall collins glass, and top with lager.
  3. Garnish with seasonal fruit and herbs.