Friday, September 30, 2011

Just in case you were wondering

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Drink You Have When You're Not Having A Drink

I was just about to start cooking dinner tonight when I remembered that I didn't have a drink. So I grabbed my favorite little glass, and I opened up the liquor cabinet to fetch a shot of tequila. Just as I reached for my bottle of aƱejo, a friend I had made last summer peeked out at me and said, "Hey, remember me?"
How could I have forgotten Pimm's? Especially on a warm San Francisco Indian Summer day like today. So, I traded my copita for my long drink glass. Filled it with ice, poured some Pimm's and topped it off with Fever Tree ginger ale. Mmmm, so easy, and so refreshing. I had always seen people buying Pimm's at The Jug, but I didn't know that much about it. One day a British chap slaps a bottle up on the counter. I asked him, "What's the deal with this stuff? I see a bunch of people buy it, but why is it so popular?"
He says back to me in an English accent, "It's the drink you have when you're not having a drink."
Done. That sold me right there. An English gentleman basically tells me it's the official drink of the summer afternoon on the porch. I have to try it. I took a bottle home, and fell in love. It's delicious. The perfect blend of fruity and botanical and herbaceous bitterness. Mixed with ginger ale and I'm pleased as Punch!

Now the only thing that could make it better is to try a Pimm's cup with Fentiman's Rose Lemonade
I probably haven't described the flavor of this drink well enough, but if my tastebuds were eardrums this is what a Pimm's Cup tastes like…