Pimm’s Saigon

Name: Pimm’s Saigon
Total time: 10 min
Yield: One drink
Ingredients: 2 cucumber slices, about 1/4-inch thick; Half a strawberry; 4 mint sprigs; 1 ounce Pimm’s No. 1; 1 ounce gin; 2 1/2 teaspoons ginger juice (see note); 2 1/2 teaspoons simple syrup; 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice; Club soda or seltzer

Recipe from Toby Maloney

Adapted by Pete Wells

Updated July 15, 2021

Total Time: About 10 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:One drink

2cucumber slices, about ¼-inch thick
Half a strawberry
4mint sprigs
1ounce Pimm’s No. 1
1ounce gin
2½teaspoons ginger juice (see note)
2½teaspoons simple syrup
1½tablespoons lime juice
Club soda or seltzer

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
With a muddler or a wooden spoon, crush cucumber and strawberry half in a cocktail shaker. Add 3 mint sprigs and press them gently.
Step 2
Half fill shaker with ice and add Pimm’s, gin, ginger juice, simple syrup and lime juice. Shake vigorously, strain into a tall glass over fresh ice, and top with soda or seltzer. Garnish with remaining mint sprig and serve with a straw.

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