pimms

Pimms Cup is a great cocktail for summer.  Pimm's is the much loved, gin-based drink of England, containing quinine and a secret mixture of herbs - a recipe said to be known to only six people. Originally consumed as an aid to digestion, Pimm's was served in a small tankard known as the 'No. 1 Cup', hence its name. A signature Pimm's is made mixed with lemonade or ginger ale, fruit, mint, and served over ice.

For one litre

1 cup Pimms No 1 liqueur

1 1/2 cups lemonade

1 1/2 cups ginger ale

1/2 a cucumber, cut into thin rounds

1/2 lemon, cut into thin slices

1/2 an orange, cut into thin slices

1/2 a lime, cut into thin slices

1/2 a cup of mint leaves

Fill a big glass jug with this and plenty of ice

It will be gone before you know it!