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Friday Happy Hour: St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur Cocktails

Posted Mar 9th 2007 4:33PM by Jonathan M. Forester
Filed under: Lush Life, Recipes, Cocktails, Happy Hour, Liquor Cabinet, Liqueurs

I just reviewed St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur and thought you might like some cocktail recipes using this fabulous new liqueur. Simon Difford of Diffords Guides and UK brand manager for St. Germain sent me the following 14 recipes.

The St. Germain Cocktail (Signature cocktail)
Glass: Collins (12oz)
Garnish: Half orange slice
Method: POUR wine and then St. Germain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda (or champagne), lightly stir and serve with straws.
2 shot(s) Sauvignon Blanc wine
2 shot(s) St. Germain liqueur
Top up with Soda water (or champagne)

More cocktail recipes continued after the jump

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Liqueur Notes: St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur

Posted Mar 9th 2007 3:32PM by Jonathan M. Forester
Filed under: Lush Life, Raves & Reviews, France, Spirits, Liquor Cabinet, Liqueurs

St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur is 20% abv. / 40 proof artisinal French liqueur that is available in limited quantities. It is a very light pale gold color and a medium light body. The aroma is primarily flowers and fruit, think of pears and lychee, and is lightly sweet and tart on the nose. The taste is like the aroma, very floral plus lychee's and pears, with maybe the slightest hint of citrus. It has a refreshing tartness up front, a mild sweetness in the middle, with a long finish of the two combined. The taste and smell stays with you for quite a while, filling you mouth and nose with its luscious fruit and flowers.

St. Germain is an absolutely delightful liqueur and since it isn't too sweet I find that even people who dislike most sweet liqueurs enjoy it very much. While it is an elegant liqueur for sipping straight or on crushed ice for a post meal libation, it also is fabulous in cocktails.

The elderflower has been used for medicinal purposes for ages and so it has also been available in syrup form for quite a long time. Many bartenders have also used it in various cocktails, but St. Germain is the first elderflower liqueur / spirit. Released in the US early last year, it is created from fresh picked elderflowers which are macerated / infused in eau de vie and/or distilled (the process is secret, of course), plus small amounts of citrus, and sweetened just a little.

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