Summer Cup (Local Seasonal Summer Berry 'Pimms')

70cl | 22% ABV

Ever wondered what would happen if you crossed the summer staple of Pimm’s with a delicious fresh strawberry infused bottle of Gin?

Well, look no further…

Like many happy accidents Summer Cup was born in a search for something completely different – Essex Spirits co’s hunt for the perfect pink gin.

They knew they would only ever make a pink gin with local & ideally seasonal ingredients, which led them just up the road to the famous Lathcoats farm in Galleywood. After one hot summers day of picking berries, they settled on a delicious mix of strawberries, cherries & raspberries!

However, on mixing up the first batch they realised the price was almost impossible to make work, so they settled on a pink gin twist. Lowering the ABV to make it all the smoother & more ‘session-able’ and upon tasting the berry infused gin, also decided it needed a kick…

After a visit to the local green grocers they settled on a blend of herbs & orange peel to give the gin more depth and after ‘chucking’ this in they realised they had stumbled upon the long held tradition of creating a ‘Summer Cup’ (a gin with an evolving blend of local berries, herbs and spices). Essentially they’d created a fresh, delicious and most importantly local, version of the famous ‘Pimm’s.

What a happy accident!

What's in the bottle?:

- This Summer cup combines locally grown & hand-picked strawberries, raspberries & cherries which are then 'centrifuged' to extract clarified juice/pureé from them, whilst also wasting almost no fruit.

- They then combine this pure, local, fruit juice with orange peel and a number of herbs such as basil & chamomile, this mixture is left for a day to extract maximum flavour.

- This blend of fruit and herbs is mixed into a classic gin recipe where everything is brought together with just a touch of sugar & vanilla.

Drink this beautiful mixture with your choice of mixer, just make sure you drink it long, with plenty of ice, on a hot evening with good friends.

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