With its sweet flavour and fruity base, Pimm’s has long been one of the main tipples of choice during summer.
The classic cocktail, Pimm’s No. 1 Cup is mixed with lemonade and served with cucumber, mint, orange, and strawberries.
Traditionally, this is served in a highball glass, however, Zoë Hetherington, Pimm’s Brand Manager has now claimed it should in fact drunk from a wine glass.
This helps means you can get a larger serving of the garnishes.
The drink should also be served from a carafe, rather than a jug, according to Diego, the parent company of Pimm’s.
The brand has now crafted its own line of servings sets created in collaboration with tennis-pro-turned-artist, Gabriella Taylor.
Each set contains two wine glasses and a carafe.
The glassware pieces were originally hand-painted by Gabriella on canvas, then digitised and printed onto the limited run of carafes and wine glasses
These decorations include strawberries, mint sprigs and cucumber slices, alongside fruit-filled trophies, tennis rackets and players.
The serving set, according to the brand, ‘offers fans a creative way to enjoy Pimm’s at home’.
Gabriella’s work will also be on show at Wimbledon, appearing at the ‘Pimm’s on The Hill’ bar at The Championships.
‘Pimm’s has always brought people together to celebrate summer and sport,’ said Zoë Hetherington, Pimm’s Brand Manager.
‘Collaborating with Gabi has allowed us to reimagine our most iconic serve, with this must-have glassware encapsulating everything we love about the British summer,’
Meanwhile, artist and former tennis professional Gabriella Taylor, artist and former tennis professional, added that Wimbledon ‘has always been more than a tournament to [her]’.
She continued: ‘It’s where my love of tennis took root.
‘When Pimm’s asked me to create a painting that represented what Wimbledon is all about, I had to make it of The Hill.
‘An iconic location. It holds the energy of every cheer, every hope, and every heartbreak.
‘In this piece, I’ve tried to capture that electricity, that shared moment of awe we’ve all felt there.
‘This is my love letter to the tournament and to The Hill that watches the game grow.’
Pimms is the official cocktail of many British summertime events – including Wimbledon, the Chelsea Flower Shoe, and Henley Royal Regatta.
