Pimms 70cl £6.24

sickboyedd

I can second Austins as being a nice substitute. When you add cucumber etc. the taste difference is not so obvious. I add a little splash of gin as well, since Pimms is gin based versus this being wine based...

Doc_N

Here's a recipe for making your own at a fraction of the price:

Mixing a Cheat’s Pimm’s is easy. All you need is to take a measure of a good strong 40 per cent gin, and for every measure of gin you pour into a tall glass or large jug, add a measure of red vermouth (French or Italian will do), plus a half measure of Orange Curaçao.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/wine/article1142697.ece

VATeam

Yes can vouch for this one - we have always had at home and did for drinks at our wedding with much success!

KathyLou_2

"Copa cabana" from Tescos is identical to Malibu, when with mixers you really cannot tell the difference !! Its about £5.60 for a small bottle compared to about £10 for the equivalent size of Malibu.

Lets hope we have some sunshine this weekend so I can try out Austins !!! x

caitybabes

I saw a Pimms substitute at Tesco last night called "Jeeves"... does anyone know if it's any good? It's on offer atm for £4.70 for 70cl so is pretty tempting, but I noticed that the alcohol content was 17.5% abv compared to Pimms 25% abv and wondered if this would make it noticably less tasty or mean that you'd have to use more?

ladytubedriver

Ross_Patzelt wrote: »

Tescos do there own version of JD and tastes the same and its half the price!

What is it called please?

I bought some of the Pitchers yesterday, they have nicked the exact same lettering font that Pimms use, so I was fooled

It's nice though :beer:

buckrogers

Aldi's Austins alcohol content is 21.9%
if anyone's wondering

minimi1968

I have been buying the Aldi one for the last few years and we all love it on a (rare) warm summers day.

angiepangie_3

yeah i've found that one last summer and you can't tell the difference, ice and a slice and your well away, still under a fiver,yum

Purple*ladder

Tried to find this in Sainsbuys Oxford today - no luck.
Guess they think that we'll pay full wack for the cliche