The Prague Post
July 4th, 2008
Reader's SurveyNEW     Endowment Fund     Book of Lists ONLINE      Reservations      Classifieds    Subscriptions
Hotel Prague Centre

Home » Archives » Night & Day

Passing the cup

Pimm's is the perfect summer refresher
From the Bartender | Search restaurants | Archives

August 1st, 2007 issue

COURTESY PHOTO
enlarge
Almost every culture has at least one summertime cocktail of great renown. There are mojitos and pina coladas from the Caribbean, the old Singapore sling and the American mint julep —all good and all fitting examples of a refreshing tradition.
The old standby in England is something called the Pimm’s Cup, a cooling mix of lemonade, mint, fruit and, naturally, Pimm’s.
For those unfamiliar with this wonderful alcoholic beverage, Pimm’s No. 1 is gin-based. A secret recipe yields a wine-dark spirit, almost tealike in color, carrying flavors that combine hints of citrus and spice. The light character and lower alcohol content makes it perfect for warm-weather outings and for mixing with bright ingredients, such as fruit.
Pimm’s was created in the early 1800s, reputedly as a medicinal aide. Soon thirsty residents of Southern England were ordering bottles for more general purposes. The steeped spirit became so popular that it eventually multiplied into five other numbered products. Now only Pimm’s No. 1 remains on the market, joined occasionally by small batches of No. 6 and No. 3.
The recipes here were created by Barego bartenders Jakub Slaba and Michal Hyka.
Martin Hamáček is bartender at Barego, located in the Mandarin Oriental, Nebovidská 1, Prague 1–Malá Strana. Tel. 233 088 777.

Prague Pimm’s

Ingredients
4 centiliters (1.4 ounces) Pimm’s No. 1
1 centiliter sugar syrup
15 centiliter ginger ale
1 green plum
Ice
Preparation
Wash plum and cut into slices as needed.
Squeeze plum slice lightly over glass, then place in bottom of glass, top with ice.
Fill a shaker with ice, pour in Pimm’s, sugar syrup and ginger ale.
Shake gently and strain into glass.
Ginger Pimm’s
Ingredients
6 centiliters Pimm’s No. 1
15 centiliters Sprite
1 fresh mango
1 piece fresh ginger
Ice
Preparation
Peel ginger, cut into small slices.
Gently muddle one slice of ginger in bottom of glass, top loosely with ice.
Cut mango into slices as needed.
Fill a shaker with ice, pour in Pimm’s and Sprite.
Shake gently and strain into glass.
Rub mango on rim, squeeze lightly over glass, then place one piece in cocktail.


survey banner


Other articles in Night & Day (1/08/2007):

Browse the Current Issue

If you enjoyed this article, why don't you subscribe to the print version!
We accept secure online transactions provided by PayPal and Moneybookers

Be the first to add a comment!


Full Name: *
City: *
E-mail: **
This comment can be published in the print version of The Prague Post
Enter the text on the right:
 visual captcha
Comment: *
* Required field. In order to be approved for display, comments must have a first and last name and a city.
** E-mails are required and will only be used for internal purposes.

Most visited in Book of Lists

Provokator
Hotel booking
The Prague Post Online contains a selection of articles that have been printed in
The Prague Post, a weekly newspaper published in the Czech Republic.
To subscribe to the print paper, click here.
Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.