Pimm'S Melon Punch Recipe
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 ounce green cardamom pods
- 1/2 ounce Cardamom Syrup
- 1/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 ounces honeydew juice (see note)
- 1 1/2 ounces Pimm's No. 1
- Splash ginger ale
- Garnish: lemon slice and melon ball (optional)
- Pulse cardamom pods in a spice grinder or small food processor until broken into chunks, about 30 seconds. Combine water and cardamom in a small pot and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cardamom steep for 10 minutes. Add sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Let steep at room temperature, 2 hours, then fine strain. Syrup can be kept in refrigerator up to 1 week.
- Combine syrup, lemon juice, honeydew juice, and Pimm's in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with ginger ale and serve, garnished with lemon slice and melon ball if desired.
water, sugar, green cardamom, syrup, honeydew juice, ginger ale, lemon slice
Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/04/john-mccarthy-pimms-melon-punch-cardamom-cocktail-recipe.html (may not work)