Perfect Pimm's Cup

• 14 ounce simple syrup
• 12 teaspoon peeled freshly grated ginger
• 3 -4 mint leaves
• 34 inch lemon wedge (about 1/8 of a medium lemon)
• 1 ounce dry gin
• 1 ounce Pimm's liqueur (No. 1)
• ice
• English cucumber, sliced lengthwise into strips with a vegetable peeler
• 1 12-2 ounces ginger ale (or ginger beer)

1. Place simple syrup, ginger, mint, and lemon in a cocktail shaker and muddle gently.
2. Add gin and Pimms and stir to combine.
3. Fill an 8-ounce glass halfway with ice.
4. Coil 1 to 2 strips of cucumber around the inside top half of the glass.
5. Strain the contents of the cocktail shaker into the glass and top with ginger ale.
6. Stir gently and add additional ice cubes to fill.

simple syrup, ginger, mint, lemon, gin, cucumber, ginger ale

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/perfect-pimms-cup-431848 (may not work)