Every good secret agent knows how to make a great cocktail. James Bond. Austin Powers. Harriet the Spy (that lightweight). Well, our man Archer is no exception. Coming off his recent stint in Vice, and now headed for espionage parts unknown, Archer recently took us through the fundamentals of how to concoct some classic cocktails in a series of ridiculous-yet-informative videos. Thus far, we’ve covered the infamous Manhattan, the gross-sounding Rusty Nail, the old-timey Sidecar, and sub-Mason-Dixon staple the Mint Julep, with Archer giving us his unique take on each luxurious libation in a way no other spy could—not even you, Edward Snowden. You NERD.
Well, before we fall off our stools (oops…too late), we’ve got one more cocktail classic coming at you: fancy-lad favorite the Pimm’s Cup. Is it as douchey as it sounds? In a word: yes! But it also happens to be delicious. The Pimm’s Cup is all the rage across the pond, where the Brits love to indulge in them whilst at cricket matches (like baseball, but somehow even more boring). The primary ingredient is Pimm’s No. 1, a liqueur invented in the mid-1700s by an English oyster bar owner named James Pimm. That’s great, because if there’s one guy we want handling our libations, it’s a dude who’s been shucking shellfish all day. Yum yum.
There are a whole bunch of other fresh ingredients that go into this thing. To be honest, the only thing fruitier than the cocktail itself is the people who tend to drink them. ZING! But seriously, folks, these drinks are damned delicious, and with a relatively low alcohol content, you can plow through them all day long and only regret it half as much.
For more on Archer’s craft-cocktail prowess, check out the video above. And be sure to catch the all-new season of Archer, premiering tonight at 10 p.m., only on FX.
