Ireland booze advice sought

You might want to try the part of Ireland that is also part of the UK.

There could possibly be a British bar or two in Dublin that would serve it. Is your daughter not open to trying the wide variety of other spirit options Ireland has to offer? That was one of the joys of traveling there, to me anyway.

My daughter spent some time at school in the UK, and became accustomed to the Pimm's and lemonade. Then, when she traveled there this past summer, she discovered it in a can and thought it very handy as well as good. She has asked me to see if I can pick some up when I am in Ireland in a few weeks.

Ah that makes your question make much more sense. Best of luck tracking it down.

It might not be widely stocked. Pimms is very English in its association, as opposed to UK wide as other contributors assume.

Your best bet is probably trawling every corner shop and supermarket to see if they've got it. I couldn't see any sign of anyone selling the little cans online either.

I was in Tesco Express in Bishopsgate, City of London today (definitely not Ireland, I know) and I saw the little cans of Pimms and Lemonade and thought of this thread. You'd think that Tesco in Ireland would sell it too surely. I can see the multipacks of six and ten cans on Sainsburys, Waitrose and Tesco online, but that is just the UK sites.

I'm not sure if you know the cultural signifiers Pimms carries, but my comment above about it being very English can be made even more specific. Until fairly recently, when it has crossed over into a more mainstream position, it's a drink you'd not only associate with the English, but a certain social class of English. It's not a working class drink, more middle class (the British definition, not American) into upper class. It's the sort of thing you might associate with posh people at Wimbledon or maybe Henley Regatta. Something that the toffs drink in summer, maybe at one of those events or playing croquet on the lawn. That sort of Englishness isn't something the average Irish person would aspire to, if I can make a sweeping generalisation.

Others can feel free to tell me I'm wrong about that.

I think your best bet still might be checking when you're on the ground in The Republic. Buying a ten can pack from Amazon might kinda be your best bet in the long run though. Shipping costs might not be too horrific if you can find any under Amazon Prime.

Gerry M, thanks for your reply. I found your answer most informative. Regarding Amazon, they will not ship it to the US. Guess the daughter will have to settle for a Guinness!

I can't find it on either Tesco online in Ireland or on the website of Dunnes- one of the major Irish chains.

I agree with Ferry that Pimms has only gone "mainstream" in the last few years, from being something of an upper class drink.