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Difford's Fruit Cup No.1 (gin based & Pimm's Cup-like)
This long refreshing fruity cocktail mimics the characteristics of a Pimm's Cup but with the punch and fullness flavour, reminiscent of distant decades...
David Holland
22nd April at 17:58
Used 25ml Gordon's, 25ml Martini Rosso and in the absence of Dry Curacao split 12.5ml Orange Curacao and 12.5ml Calvados topped up with the Ginger Ale and Cola. A delightfully boozy and refined Pimm's cup.
17th April at 21:07
Great summer drink with a bit of a backbone. For me the best fruit cup by far. I also would suggest having a gin that is stronger than 43% to really make it alive.
3rd November 2025 at 12:50
Perfect but I really wonder how the picture can be so clear with cola, rosso and ginger ale inside. Mine is dark...!?
12th July 2025 at 17:48
I prefer this to Pimms now
16th July 2024 at 16:48
There is something unusual about this recipe, in my "You Can Make" list I can see all of the other fruit cups except this one, and of course I have gin which is the only different ingredient
17th July 2024 at 09:56
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30th March 2024 at 17:56
as there doesn't seem to be a way to comment on the fruit cup article as a whole: having tried the gin (1), brandy (3), and tequila (7) cups I also wondered about what this mythical 16 could be. Having 1 serving of the mix (everything except spirit) left, I figured I would try to work out a missing option...and I tried aquavit. I don't think I'd recommend that one... :)
30th March 2024 at 16:49
It's nice. It tastes an awful lot like Pimms despite the ingredient list making me think "this is nothing like Pimms". I do think it needs a little less cola though, as it seems to take over a little.
3rd August 2025 at 22:58
FWIW, I just tried this using Fever-Tree Distillers Cola and the cola didn't seem to take over.
28th January 2024 at 06:37
Lovely! I only had ginger beer which made this quite sweet, I can imagine the ginger ale would make it more dry, which would be perfect! As mentioned below, mine is much darker too.
3rd July 2023 at 04:55
Tried this for the first time today and loved it! Easy to build snd easy to drink. Tried it with the celery bitters someone suggested and I will say they added something nice to this already lovely cocktail.
25th June 2022 at 23:16
Perfect for the end of June!
3rd November 2025 at 12:54
Perfect for the beginning of november !!
24th July 2021 at 14:40
Put in a splash of black tea and it’s getting even closer to what Pimm‘s intended to…
24th July 2021 at 17:35
Great suggestion!
21st July 2021 at 00:15
I've had my bottle of Vya Sweet for at least 2 months now, never finding a home for it. Wow, did it excel in this concoction!... Attempted this countless times in the past 48 hours and (considering my stock) angling toward a 70:30 blend on the ginger to cola. I only have Fever Tree Ginger Beer and Coke zero on hand... Also used Gordon's and Marie Brizard Orange Curacao... I will be returning to this recipe though in perpetuality, auditioning stars.
29th May 2021 at 19:21
Liked it a lot but with an extra shot of ginger ale. It ended up much darker than the picture implies due to the Martini and Coke.
25th April 2021 at 18:19
NICE!
20th April 2021 at 20:48
No. 16 : Maybe Port, Sloe Gin or even Absinthe!
14th April 2021 at 09:00
I’ll be trying this over the next month or so but struggling to find Borage! Intrigued why there is no Difford’s No. 16 Fruit Cup!! Could be a jump from 15 to 17 as you would have to have a no. 7 in the Tennessee cup?
20th April 2021 at 14:53
Hi Lee. I've been trying to remember and looking for notes as to why I skipped #16. Could be linked to Tennessee as you say but to be honest I can't remember. I've now a hole to plug!
20th October 2020 at 15:02
Far better than Pimm's No. 1. Though comparing the two I noticed a flavour of lovage/celery in the Pimm's that isn't in this cup. So I experimented, and found that the addition of a couple of dashes of celery bitters really enhances this great summer cup.