Reviewed: May 7, 2012

Different and enjoyable. I made it without the 1 cup Pimm's No. 1™. Instead I tweaked the recipe a bit and seeped a dozen Juniper berries in 2 cups of boiled water for 30 minutes. I added a cup of Splenda to the hot water to dissolve. I poured the hot water in with the fresh squeezed lemons and strained out the Juniper berries. I crushed the Juniper berries and added them to the lemonade. Once crushed they gave off a nice aroma and the flavor of gin without the alcohol. Thirst quenching and tasty!

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MKosak

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Paradise, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2012

The first time I had this was in Kenya, at a safari lodge, after a long, dusty day of game drives. If you can't find the British "lemonade" use ginger ale--in fact, that's the way they made it at the Samburu Safari Lodge.

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Sam

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2012

Pimm's is one of the better imports from the "Old Country". Absolutly my favorit spring/summer/autumn drink. For all non Brits out there "Lemonade" is not the traditional lemonade that is commonly drunk in the USA. Lemonade is a soda that is like Seven Up or Sprite both of which are good substitutes for "Lemonade". Half the fun of Pimm's is eating the fruit after it has soaked for a while.

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jdebenham

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2012

So, basically, this is just Sangria made with gin instead of wine.

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posipati

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

Living In: Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2010

This was delicious! My daughter-in-law's mother was visiting from Manchester, England and I served this to her last night at our BBQ. She said she's going to make me an honorary Brit!!! I did not use the apple or the lime and I increased the mint to 5 leaves.

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baylam

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2010

For all the yummy fruits added, I couldn't taste anything except for the lemonade. A big disappointment.

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adoptabeach

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

Refreshing and tasty. Not sure why but after a few hours it seemed to get a slight bitter aftertaste. That tells me to make it in smaller batches which works for me. Was really tasty fresh.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Wichita, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

We omit the apple and the orange, and throw in a bit of orange liqueur. Delish!

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Leslie H.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Burr Ridge, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

I can't get Pimm's so I used Bombay gin and it was delicious and refreshing. I omitted the pineapple and poured the gin into glasses then poured the steeped lemonade over that. Lovely!

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ADOE

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Living In: Kennebunkport, Maine, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2008

Brings back happy memories of Henley Regatta. This is the typical 'tipple' of this event. You have to have the mint and cucumber. Very refreshing, but be careful, you often don't realize how much alchohol is in this!

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