Derby Cup
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A long, fizzy bourbon drink with Pimm's No. 1 Cup, lemon juice and mint syrup, topped with club soda and a mint sprig. Created by Fred Yarm at Loyal Nine in Cambridge, MA in 2016.
Fred Yarm created the Derby Cup in 2016 as a summer special at Loyal Nine in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It merges the Mint Julep and the Pimm's Cup: from the Julep it takes bourbon, mint and crushed ice, and from the Pimm's Cup it takes the Pimm's, plus borage flowers, lemon and soda. A floating layer of Jamaican rum was considered but left out to keep the drink simple for the serving staff.
Method
Shaken
Glass
highball
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Ingredients
Servings:
1
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23 ml
See notes.
38 ml
1 spg
As garnish.
60 ml
In glass, not shake.
23 ml
38 ml
🌱 Vegan🌾 Contains gluten
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AdInstructions
- Combine all ingredients except soda water and crushed ice with ice and shake vigorously.
- Strain into a Collins glass filled with 2 ounces of soda water.
- Add crushed ice on top.
- Garnish with a sprig of mint and two borage flowers if they are available.
- For an extra touch, float a barspoonful of Jamaican rum such as Wray & Nephew or Smith & Cross.
- To prepare the mint syrup, steep hot simple syrup with mint leaves or muddle them in cold simple syrup and strain.