Pimm’s is often associated with the summer and hot lazy afternoons, this recipe for Winter Pimm’s Punch can be sampled at any time of the year.
The Pimm’s which you will normally find available is Pimm’s No 1 Cup which may lead you to wonder whether there is a No 2 Cup (or 3 or 4), there were but it’s slightly complicated.
No 1 Cup is gin-based and was created in 1840 by Mr James Pimm.
Pimm’s No 2 to 7 Cups were all discontinued in 1970. Pimm’s No 2 Cup is based on Scotch Whisky, No 3 Cup is brandy-based and is available seasonally as Pimm’s Winter Cup. No 4 Cup is based on dark rum and No 5 Cup is based on rye whiskey. Vodka based No 6 Cup has been reintroduced due to customer demand and No 7 Cup was based on tequila but was never really very popular in Britain and Europe.
Pimm’s No 3 and 4 Cups were introduced as heated cold weather or winter versions of the summertime Pimm’s No 1 Cup. See below for Mark’s Top Tips, he’s just had another bright idea!
Ingredients:
- 40ml Pimm’s No 1
- 40ml Brandy
- Sprinkle of cinnamon to taste
- Apple juice to fill
- Orange or apple slices to decorate the glass
Method:
- Put all of the ingredients into your Milk Frother and then top up with the apple juice to the max mark.
- Press the start button and wait until finished.
- Meanwhile, heat up your glass using hot water from a kettle.
- When your milk frother has finished, empty the water out of the glass and fill with your Hot Cocktail.
- Enjoy your Winter Pimm’s Punch.
Mark’s Top Tip: While we were travelling (when we were still allowed), it became noticeable that Pimm’s is not readily available in mainland Europe. This was a major concern to my wife, Lucy, and eventually I did some research (googling) and found that we could make a reasonable stab at reproducing it. Equal quantities of gin and red vermouth plus a generous splash of Cointreau seems to keep her happy. We’ve even tried upscaling the quantities to make large batches, and it worked perfectly. The big batch was 1l gin, 1l red vermouth, 250ml Cointreau (or orange liqueur) plus 2l of lemonade to top it all off.
Why not try reproducing No 3 and No 4 Cups? Replace the gin with brandy for a fake No 3 Cup and dark rum for a fake No 4 Cup.