Improved Difford's Fruit Cup No.1 (gin based & Pimm's Cup-like)

Name: Improved Difford's Fruit Cup No.1 (gin based & Pimm's Cup-like)
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: ¾ oz (25 ml) Gin; ¾ oz (25 ml) Orange Curaçao liqueur; ¾ oz (25 ml) Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 2 dash Angostura or other aromatic bitters; 1⅔ oz (50 ml) Ginger ale; 1⅔ oz (50 ml) Cola (e.g. Coca Cola & Pepsi Cola); 2 dash Celery bitters

Improved Difford's Fruit Cup No.1 (gin based & Pimm's Cup-like) cocktail recipe, illustration

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Method: build
Glass: Collins glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Lemon, orange & strawberry slices, mint sprig & borage in drink
ABV: 10%

Ingredients

Gin — ¾ oz (25 ml)
Orange Curaçao liqueur — ¾ oz (25 ml)
Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth — ¾ oz (25 ml)
Angostura or other aromatic bitters — 2 dash
Ginger ale — 1⅔ oz (50 ml)
Cola (e.g. Coca Cola & Pepsi Cola) — 1⅔ oz (50 ml)
Celery bitters — 2 dash

How to make it

POUR all ingredients into glass.
Half fill glass with ice.
Add a citrus slice and a couple of mint leaves from garnish before filling to brim with ice.
Finish with rest of garnish.

A refreshing cocktail with gin and ginger ale.

Updated October 5, 2026