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Pimm Palmer (Pimm’s & Lemonade)

May 6, 2015

The Pimm Palmer is a delicious cocktail perfect for a warm spring day! | chattavore.com
Mother’s Day is coming up in a few days, and I thought I’d go a little out of the ordinary (for me, anyway) and post a cocktail recipe that seems appropriate for Mom. Well, not my mom…but it seems like a drink that moms would like. My mom really doesn’t drink alcohol (maybe once every 5.2 years) but she’d probably like this one. It’s named a Pimm Palmer because it’s basically an Arnold Palmer (sweet tea and lemonade) with some Pimm’s No. 1 (I’ll talk a little bit more about Pimm’s in a minute) mixed in. It just tastes like an Arnold Palmer with just a bit of a kick (just a tiny bit!) It’s sweet and cold and very refreshing!
The Pimm Palmer is a delicious cocktail perfect for a warm spring day! | chattavore.com
My mom is the person who taught me my love of sweet tea. Like me, she grew up right here in good old Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee and when I was growing up there were always two gallon-sized pitchers of sweet tea in our fridge (so when the first one was empty there was still a cold one ready for us). It’s not like that anymore…sweet tea is a rare treat for us now, but it always makes me think of my childhood.
The Pimm Palmer is a delicious cocktail perfect for a warm spring day! | chattavore.com
My mom taught me a lot of things, not least of which that family is the most important part of life (my dad might have played a little part in that too). She is the kindest, most giving mom that I could ever have asked for. I still talk to her on the phone every night, and I hope that if I have a daughter some day that we have that kind of connection. She is hard-working and almost never misses a day of work. She’s the kind of mom that you don’t dread becoming. She’s just the best, and I could never come close to telling her how much I love her and how thankful I am for all she’s done for me.
The Pimm Palmer is a delicious cocktail perfect for a warm spring day! | chattavore.com
So I guess I’ll stop being mushy now and talk about Pimm’s No. 1 for a second. I had never heard of it until the first time that I went to Beast and Barrel and saw “Pimm’s Cup” on the menu. I didn’t order one that night, but I did later and found the drink to be, for lack of a better term, delightful (how cheesy can I get?). I later saw a recipe for a drink called a “Porch Swing” on Smitten Kitchen and it got me thinking…if I could take out the gin and just mix up an Arnold Palmer with some Pimm’s (by the way, the formula for Pimm’s, a British liqueur, is pretty closely guarded, and I honestly can’t tell you what it tastes like) it would be pretty darn delicious. Friends, I was not wrong. I don’t care for a strong alcohol flavor in my cocktails (I’m a pansy) and this one was just right.

So why not mix up a Pimm Palmer for mom (by the way, this is just my take on this drink…there are other versions with different variations on the ingredients)?

The Pimm Palmer is a delicious cocktail perfect for a warm spring day! | chattavore.com

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Pimm Palmer

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Ingredients

    For the Drink
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened tea
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 ounces Pimm's No. 1
  • 1-2 tablespoons simple syrup (to taste)
  • For Simple Syrup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a 16-ounce class and stir. Top off glass with ice cubes. Garnish with lemon wedges or slices.
  2. To make simple syrup, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar has completely dissolved. Pour into a jar and cool completely.
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Comments

  1. wg Miller says

    June 6, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    I like this same drink but topped with a little seltzer, ginger ale or 7 up.
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 6, 2016 at 7:16 pm

      Sounds good! I love a Pimm's Cup. :)
      Reply

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