Pimm’s Cup With Watermelon

Name: Pimm’s Cup With Watermelon
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: Medium-size watermelon; 1 cup sugar; 2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1; 1 ounce lemon juice; 2 ounces ginger ale or 7Up; Sliced cucumber, berries of any type and mint sprig for garnish

Recipe from Chris Hannah

Adapted by Robert Simonson

Updated July 16, 2021

Pimm’s Cup With Watermelon — Elizabeth Lippman for The New York Times

Rating: 4(33)
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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

Medium-size watermelon
1cup sugar
2ounces Pimm’s No. 1
1ounce lemon juice
2ounces ginger ale or 7Up
Sliced cucumber, berries of any type and mint sprig for garnish

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Preparation

Step 1
Make an infused syrup: Purée and strain enough watermelon to equal one cup of juice. In a small pan, heat the sugar and watermelon juice and boil until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. (Mixture keeps in the refrigerator for weeks).
Step 2
In a cocktail shaker with ice, add Pimm’s, lemon juice and 1 ounce syrup-fruit mixture and shake. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with ginger ale or 7Up and garnish generously with cucumber, berries and mint.