Mince pies and Pimms Cups. It’s like I’m in England already!

East Side Show Room has the best Pimms Cup in town, hands down. (Hands in the air actually, waving them et. al.) Their happy hour is one of East Side’s best, with $5 classic cocktails (Pimm’s is my favorite, Russian Mule a close second) and half-off appetizers, making that locally sourced charcuterie and cheese plate a must.

From their site:
All juices are freshly squeezed daily. We pick fresh herbs daily. We prepare all our own syrups, tinctures, infusions, and preserve pickles, cherries, and fruits seasonally. We even use the finest, cleanest, hardest ice available to chill your cocktail.

They put thought into the *ice*.

I like Pimms more in the Summer, but when you have 70+ degree mid–December days, it still pairs well.

I haven’t seen canned Pimms & Lemonade in the US, but had these on a boat bar in London: (Yes. Boat Bar. What?)

Okay, maybe they’re not as classy as the East Side Show Room.

There’s so much more about the history of Pimms (For example, there six people in existence who carry the recipe to Pimms at any one time and they are forbidden to fly together.) at this article from the Guardian.

Sidenote:
So the people in the Pimms 6 and the people who hold the recipe for the Colonel’s recipe and Coca-Cola original and those beans with the talking dog — say they all really exist (okay, maybe not the dog). I think it would be an awesome social experiment to get all of them together “on accident” and lock them in a room for two hours. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE PANIC THAT ENSUES WHEN THE SECRET RECIPE COUNCIL DISAPPEARS/GETS PRETEND KIDNAPPED?

Why yes, I *am* on painkillers for my tooth, why do you ask?