This Is the Only Pimm’s Recipe You’ll Ever Need

There are many ways to skin a cat. As are there to lose your house keys or upload a godawful Tinder profile (start with a tribal tattoo and work your way up from there). But there is only one way to make a Pimm's.

The trademark summer cocktail of Wimbledon, the Henley Royal Regatta, and other English sporting events we are neither moneyed nor double-surnamed enough to be allowed entry into, this is the one drink you don't wanna go all "mixologist" on with rogue lime twirls. The recipe is Pimm's No. 1, dry gin, lemonade, and a coupla fruity garnishes—that's it. Premixed Pimm's tinnies, don't @ me.

But let's get down to the nitty gritty: what are the exact measures and method behind a perfect Pimm's? We asked Alessandro Palazzi, head barman at iconic Mayfair bar Dukes, for his recipe.

Palazzi opts for Tanqueray No. 10 gin and Fever Tree lemonade, and finishes each of his Pimm's cups with slices of cucumber, orange, strawberry, mint, and … wait, cherries?

Maybe classics can be improved on, after all.