7 x St~Germain cocktails you NEED to try!

"St~Germain is a French liqueur made with fresh elderflowers, hand-picked once a year in the late spring. As the world’s first, finely crafted all-natural elderflower liqueur, its flavor is as subtle and delicate as it is captivating, evidenced in its sublime notes of peach, pear, and grapefruit, yet none of them exactly."
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SPICED ELDERFLOWER AND PEAR COLLINS
This variation on a collins is a creation of bartender Stacey Swenson of Manhattan bar Dante. Stacey calls for warming cognac but this can easily be substituted to gin or vodka for something lighter and brighter. The flavours of elderflower, pear, honey and spices (white pepper, ginger, nutmeg and clove) work wonderfully together.
INGREDIENTS
- 30ml Cognac (1 oz)
- 30ml St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur (1 oz)
- 22.5ml Pear Juice (0.75 oz)
- 22.5ml Lemon Juice (0.75 oz)
- 15ml 4 Spice Honey Syrup (0.5 oz)
- Soda Water
COLLETTI ROYALE
Colletti Royale is a vibrant tequila and citrusy spritz by bartender Julie Reiner, co-owner of the well known cocktail bars Clover Club and Leyenda in New York City.
INGREDIENTS
- 45ml Reposado Tequila (1.5 oz)
- 15ml Cointreau (0.5 oz)
- 15ml St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur (0.5 oz)
- 15ml Blood Orange Juice (0.5 oz)
- 15ml Lime Juice (0.5 oz)
- 2 dashes Orange Bitters
- 90ml Rosé Champagne (3 oz)
SUNFLOWER
The Sunflower is a creation of well known bartender Sam Ross. A simple variation on the classic Corpse Reviver #2 - substituting Elderflower liqueur in place of the original Lillet or Cocchi Americano.
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INGREDIENTS
- 22.5 ml Gin (0.75 oz)
- 22.5 ml St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur (0.75 oz)
- 22.5 ml Cointreau (0.75 oz)
- 22.5 ml Lemon Juice (0.75 oz)
- Absinthe Rinse
FRENCH GIMLET
A simple 3-ingredient riff on a classic Gimlet. St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur is used as the sweetener to balance the tart lime juice. The French Gimlet highlights the bright, citrusy and floral notes of St Germain.
INGREDIENTS
- 60ml Gin (2 oz)
- 45ml St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur (1.5 oz)
- 15ml Lime Juice (0.5 oz)
ENGLISH GARDEN
The English Garden brings together some classic pairings for St-Germain Elderflower liqueur - gin, apple, lime & cucumber. Served long, this one is filled with quintessential English flavours.
INGREDIENTS
- 45ml Gin (1.5 oz)
- 30ml St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur (1 oz)
- 50ml Apple Juice (1.33 oz)
- 10ml Lime Juice (0.33 oz)
IRISH MAID
Jack McGarry at The Dead Rabbit in New York City created a subtle variation on Sam Ross' modern classic cocktail, the Kentucky Maid. Jack's Irish Maid substitutes Irish Whiskey in place of bourbon and omits the mint from the recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- 60ml Irish Whiskey (2 oz)
- 15ml St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur (0.5 oz)
- 22.5ml Lemon Juice (0.75 oz)
- 22.5ml Simple Syrup (0.75 oz)
- 2-3 Cucumber Slices
ELDER FASHIONED
There are two popular recipes for the Elder Fashioned each calling for alternate base spirits. Phil Ward of Death & Co, New York City created his Elder-Fashioned with Plymouth gin in 2007 and Simon Difford used bourbon whiskey whilst at The Cabinet Room in London the year prior. Both recipes were published shortly after St-Germain first released their elderflower liqueur. The touch of St-Germain adds a subtle floral note to a classic old fashioned.
INGREDIENTS
- 60ml Bourbon Whiskey (2 oz)
- 15ml St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur (0.5 oz)
- Half barspoon simple syrup
- 1 dash Orange Bitters
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0:00 Intro
0:36 Spiced Elderflower And Pear Collins
2:27 Colletti Royale
5:00 Sunflower
6:58 French Gimlet
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12:42 Elder Fashioned
15:00 Outro

[@StevetheBartender_]

A minor correction regarding the last cocktail, the Elder Fashioned... There are two popular recipes for the Elder Fashioned each calling for alternate base spirits. Phil Ward of Death & Co, New York City created his Elder-Fashioned with Plymouth gin in 2007 and Simon Difford used bourbon whiskey whilst at The Cabinet Room in London the year prior. I mentioned the bourbon whiskey version was by Phil Ward... but this is wrong. eek!

[@HansMaximum]

Why two Dashes of different bitters? Showing that either or works, or do you prefer both?

[@seankilfoyle2191]

Does the elder fashioned with Gin still have orange bitters?

[@KrustyDong]

Can you tell me What the ratio of Quatre épices for X mL of Honey Syrup please? I can't find it on internet THX

[@thecashew91]

There's a great cocktail with St germain you should try. It's called the Cure: 30ml Hendrick's gin (1oz) 15ml St germain (0.5oz) 15ml lemon juice (0.5oz) 10ml simple syrup (0.33oz) Dry shake with cucumber slices Gently top with prosecco or champagne.

[@natmickan]

The recipe you showed on screen was different to what you said/made (the recipe says 1 dash bitters, but you went with 2). Can you please clarify which is “correct”/whether you think it’s better one way or the other?

[@that_si_chick7]

2 years later, this is still the video I come back to for the French Gimlet, Sunflower & the Irish Maid! Never gets old!

[@vishalmerani5101]

My personal favorite is a combination of a shot of vodka, half a shot of st. germain, half a shot of lemon juice, one shot of tonic water, and a dash of angostura bitters. Tastes like a lychee drink but with no lychee in it, and perfect for the summers.

[@mrsmartypants_1]

Man I’m going to dive into these over the next week or so. Years ago I was introduced to St. Germain thru a French Gimlet and have loved St. Germain ever since. Thanks Steve! BTW really appreciate all the details and recipes included in the description section. You go the extra mile and have become my #1 social media bartender hands down.

[@adamkrauss303]

Love me some St Germain. It can be the “secret sauce” in so many cocktails. And I agree it pairs so well with cucumber. Gin base is also a favorite pairing of mine. Just came up with this one that I enjoyed last night (no name yet): 2oz Hendricks Gin 1oz St Germain 1/2 oz. Kaz Spiced Honey Liquor (it’s a locally distilled spirit) 3/4 oz lemon juice Muddled blueberries (about 10 berries) Muddled Mint leaves (about 5) Cheers!

[@missamo80]

Nice to see the Sunflower in the list. It's one of my all-time favourites. So yummy!

[@aliciasweeney5737]

2 oz whiskey 1 oz Lemon juice 3/4 oz st germain Shake and serve over ice in rocks glass. Sometimes garnish with lemon wheel or mint A bartender made me this drink in Austin Texas and I’ve remade it at home so much times it is so delicious! He called it a Whiskey Margarita but I call it a Special Arnold Palmer because it takes like tea and lemonade!! The best 🥰

[@Mouse2379]

Been waiting for someone to make this video. St. Germain is one of my favorite bottles.

[@SharpUchi]

This is one of my fav videos from you

[@AChaoticThought]

My wife's wedding cocktail that she had available to everyone was the Rose Garden: glass of sauvignon blanc with a shot of elderflower and dash of grenadine syrup. Deliciously sweet and very light and aromatic!

[@PastaSauce.]

I need to try this!!

[@laurenshepherd6271]

YES! We bought one these a week ago but haven't used it yet! This perfect timing!!!

[@drleo2641]

I was showing the shift bartender the cocktail for the evening. I shook the drink smiled. And said make sure you smile. They said why do I have to smile? And I told them BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE RECIPE! 🤌 And you put on your smile when you come to work. Or stay home! Thanks steve. Great work. Keep smiling

[@pikaloff]

Great recipes,thanks Steve.

[@98Dris]

Just in time! Just got a bottle of this the other day and have been looking for some good recipes. Can’t wait to try some of these! If you’re lookin for another video idea, doing something similar with Domaine de Canton would be clutch 👀

[@TimTeboner]

Thanks for this. I've been staring at this bottle every time I go to the liquor store, knowing I'd seen it called for in a couple of recipes but couldn't recall which. Having them all here in one place is just the push I needed!

[@AngryCocktails]

I lover elderflower liqueur - great to get such diverse recipes to try

[@StateofKait]

oooo thanks for this one!

[@boozeontherocks]

These all look great Steve, Thanks :)

[@MsBNYC1986]

Hey Steve! I love your videos and because of you I've learned how to make my favorite drinks. You're like my bartending teacher.

[@shawnboisclair3696]

Nice video and selection of cocktails using this liqueur. I have a bottle of this and I'm looking forward to trying these out.

[@owenbrenneman1716]

I love the videos with many cocktails!!

[@hoikeewong7670]

Wow, waiting for this for sooooo long!

[@user-cj4vz6td4z]

Absolutely fantastic!💕

[@Appiah33]

Steve you're really doing great job, well done 👍

[@theoc42]

I made French Gimlet for Xmas and everybody loved them. I can't wait to try the English Garden it seems amazing !

[@carl_busch]

Have always loved St Germain. Haven't tried most of these yet. Will do very soon.

[@utsteinproductions]

Learning to make my own cocktails and after seeing this, I decided to get a small bottle of this liqueur. Decided to start with the gimlet and all I can say is wow! Sweet, herbaceous, floral and refreshing. Used Tanqueray Gin if anyone was curious.

[@rileymatthew428]

Loved this video. I have my girlfriend and her brother coming into my bar today for drinks. This just gave me new drink ideas to make for them

[@staceekersley]

My absolute favorite go-to is the elderflower grapefruit G&T with rosemary. I wish I could bottle the smell and the taste is like heaven 😍

[@jtrammell1]

Mind sharing the specs?

[@voodoo2882]

I do like the editing on this vid + irish maid looooooks goooood

[@iannotaro6791]

Love when you make vids like this that justify me buying a bottle of something in the past for one cocktail 😂 also good to see Jameson used as I haven't seen many cocktails to specifically ask for Irish Whiskey

[@miksologia]

I also use these videos as an excuse to build up my bar :-D

[@ShirotoraGodsbane]

Am I the only one that sees your comment as being made 12 days ago on the day it was released?

[@iannotaro6791]

@@ShirotoraGodsbane I'm magic 😂 Nah I got to the video through his app last time so the vid must have only been made public now

[@AllegedlyChill]

Made the Sunflower and French Gimlet, both were excellent!! Can't wait to share with friends and family.

[@chrisismail]

I might try all of them. I wanted to make more cocktails with this perfect timing.

[@jeromevial3819]

Big Fan of St Germain, (big on the HUGO cocktail) Thanks for all the great cocktails, just made the Sunflower. Excellent!

[@PeterHHodge]

Very handy video as I was gifted my first bottle of St. Germains for Christmas!

[@cristinagarza1068]

I love adding a shot of St Germain to my margarita’s! I usually hold back on the simple syrup a bit, since the St Germain is so sweet. So delicious!

[@cc05jc]

Great idea!!!

[@jb7741]

Hey, thanks for this video. Bought a bottle for a recipe, but never really found any others that I liked. The French gimlet is great.

[@koenvanhooydonck7872]

Great recipes!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Kopa_Malphas]

Love seeing the local Fee Brothers bitters across the world! :) Going to need to restock my elderflower and get to making.

[@JMoore-zm5of]

Love the Irish Maid & English Garden. I have the EG as a brunch drink.

[@mackeyboiii1257]

So many good drinks, so little liver. Thanks Steve for a fun weekend of mixing!

[@aliwongie]

Made the Irish Maid with Beefeater Pink Strawberry gin (holiday gift from my UK team) and topped with Fentimans tonic water. Their elderflower tonic would be interesting too. Really enjoyed the combo. Did skip the simple syrup because didn’t have it on hand and increased the Elderflower syrup. Love you Steve!!!! Thanks for always creating inspiration to combine whatever is on my home bar.

[@cydneystephen2814]

Love anything sweet. The second one my fav.

[@JohnDoe-zw8vx]

Irish Maid is the one I'm looking to try first. Great video 😊

[@beebobox]

Loved this one, will be buying that bottle. Big fan of okd fashioned variations. Had and old fashioned christmas party which was just pizza followed by 5 variations of the cocktail .. the one that stood out was the brandy version.

[@psychedalek]

The Sunflower has all of my favourite things, but the result is deliciously unexpected. Cheers!

[@nothingtoseehere5760]

I just made a Sunflower and I am rightly toasted. How delightful! Thanks Steve :-)

[@randyencierto]

I LOVE IT! I LEARNED A LOT👍

[@rosaroberto6480]

Just bought a bottle of the St. Germaine and tried the Sunflower….we only had Flor de Sevilla Tanqueray, and it was lovely! 🍊cheers!

[@pamemunoz3548]

I love saintgermain, I already saved the video! with grapefruit it also tastes great🤩👌🏼

[@lillylourdes8802]

My go to cocktail is an elderflower negroni, yum!

[@jordanfield111]

I've made the Sunflower and the Irish Maid already. Both excellent! I find them both to be a bit on the sweet side, but they were so delicious that I quickly stopped worrying about it. Selfishly, I'll promote one of my original cocktails that used St~Germain, as I think it came out really well. Keichō Embassy 1 1/2 oz Suntory Toki Japanese whisky 1/2 oz St~Germain 1/4 oz Yellow Chartreuse 1 oz Fuji apple juice 1/2 oz Lemon juice Shake, strain, coupe, no garnish.

[@nothingtoseehere5760]

I feel like St. Elder is not a sweet as St. Germain if you want to try that maybe

[@marthawood3367]

I gotta say, you are my favorite bartender on YT, but when you shake and give your bartender smile, I just melt 😁👍😍 BTW, I do love St. Germaine, mostly for the fragrance. How about some Domaine de Canton cocktails? Ginger cocktails are classic

[@jean-claudebourgault8731]

i just tried the sunflower cocktail and its really good !!! ;)

[@jacquelinee.ponson9094]

Ur just awesome thank u

[@sundowner62james69]

St, Germain , definitely the best Elderflower lq going around! Great video , as soon as I my old taste buds are working again ,(hope no one else watching this had the covid side effect ) I'll be giving all them a go .

[@ollid124]

What a great video (well for me) my wife loves a hard St German spritz, I'm fully going to try the elder fashioned when I've finished not drinking alcohol for January, god know why I'm doing that. Cheers Steve!

[@BristolPost]

I’ve just made a couple of Sunflower’s. Beautifully balanced flavours of elderflower and lemon that belies the very very high alcohol content.

[@Filippo_1717]

Great job Steve. :) St. Germain is a very underrated liqueur in the cocktail world.

[@TheTribalBarGuy]

I guess now I have plans for the second half of the week. 😆 Indeed the Colletti Royale and the English Garden will be what I will start with, but based on your comment the Irish Maid sounds like a great one too. Cheers!

[@jacksonkempen236]

Hi Steve, love your videos. I have a request for a video idea. Maybe a video of non alcoholic cocktails.

[@TheSpiritoftheCocktail]

I need St. Germain NOW!!!

[@rwest371]

Love these recipes. Not too strong and fun. Would love to see more low ABV recipes for aperitifs/digestifs

[@adamc.7795]

At Houston's restaurant in California, had their elderflower cocktail which was just champagne, elderflower liquor, with an orange twist. It was so refreshing, would go great with dessert crepes.

[@NicholasFiennes]

The Sunflower is one of my favourite drinks, I’m a big fan of the equal parts cocktails. A couple of other St Germain ones worth trying are the Right Word and the That’s My Word. Another that I don’t a like so much is the Sideways in Reverse.

[@seanbressler4975]

My favorite Is the Golden Goose. 2oz Vodka, 1oz St Ger, 3/4 oz lime, topped off with a splash of lemon lime soda. Great summer time by the lake kind of drink!

[@temperament3660]

Picked one up from the store today unaware that you made a video on it five days ago, what timing! Made the Elder Fashioned with gin, and it's a dangerous one.

[@StevetheBartender_]

It works surprisingly well hey! There is another gin based Elder Fashioned floating around too!

[@mariannakump8857]

Hi Steve! These 7 cocktaiIs will keep me busy for a while because they all sound delicious. I love St. Germain and always have a bottle on hand. It's a great addition to a Gin & Tonic (2 parts gin to 1 part St. Germain) or in a French 75 (3 parts Gin to 1 part St. Germain plus sparkling wine and lemon juice. I leave out the simple syrup.)

[@mrsmartypants_1]

We think alike! I’ve done the same thing. I’m also a tequila devotee and often sub in St Germain for Cointreau in my Margaritas. Silver tequila and St. Germain seems like a perfect pairing to me - both vegetal.

[@BasementBartender]

I do love a st germain cocktail…. I may tinker with that Irish Maid as an après-ski cocktail.

[@victorvannatter312]

Great video. Here I have a local elderflower liqueur by a distiller called Dillon. Less sweet but similar. Is very good. I like it in a gin and tonic. And btw, congrats on the workout routine

[@TheSparkleyIcarus]

Thanks for the videos! I have been loving them. Where do you get your coupe that you pour the french gimlet in? Thank you!

[@jimgermain6622]

Great video! Just found your channel when researching whiskey sour recipes a few weeks ago. Really enjoying the content! Has your gin made it to the states yet? I’d surely try it! Cheers!

[@AL-pk2mu]

I love Hugo cocktail

[@nicktheflybradley]

Hi Steve looks fantastic, l shall make them all in coming weeks. Nick from York

[@TimPertuit]

Never tried St Germain before, but all of those sound like excellent cocktails. Let them know their sponsorship worked. Next time I'm at the liquor store, one of those bottles will definitely be in my cart.

[@portugueseguy60]

I really like making an Elderflower Pisco Sour with an egg white, but I think I'll be trying the Elder Fashioned soon.

[@sammcpeak6854]

Finally I can really start using the bottle of St. Germaine I bought over a year ago

[@gabrielag9846]

Yum!

[@Otisblunder]

Just made the sunflower and my lord is it delicious. I used a Irish gunpowder gin tho

[@elboxeo403]

English garden with muddled cucumber and mint : even better. Cheers from France, Steve.

[@IverJ]

In the USA (I'm in the Boston area) unfiltered pressed apple juice we call cider....if it's fermented (has alcohol) we refer to it as "hard cider". Cheers.

[@Mick-kw4sx]

I'm new to the cocktail world, and i'm loving your content Steve! We don't have any proper cocktail bars here, so content like this is very helpful in helping me understand what these liqueurs are like and in which ways they can be paired. Keep it up mate! We live in Nth QLD, we find a lot of cocktails either a bit hard to drink right now( old fashioned etc), or dangerously fast to drink in the afternoon heat! We find it necessary to lengthen our drinks with soda or juice, id love to see an Ep on those types. I'm also a big fan of Chinotto, do you have any recipes using that? cheers mick

[@guglecwoki]

I would recommend Celine Fizz to the list, St. Germain variation of Gin Fizz and I think my favourite version of this classic. Cheers!

[@cricketmcclure3458]

Irish Maid - Yes, please! Thanx . . . :)

[@davesimms8825]

In Canada we call it unfiltered apple juice. Cider can refer to either alcoholic or nonalcoholic juice and is usually filtered.

[@kimhumann9223]

I really enjoy St Germaine. My favorite includes vodka, St Germaine, lemon juice, muddled strawberries, simple syrup and club soda.

[@Yousei85]

I see you have a bottle of Italicus there. I just got one myself and would love some recipes!

[@ChristianSvensson32]

The Elder Basil Smash! Muddle 6-8 basil leaves. Add 6cl vodka, 3cl St Germain, 2cl lime juice, 1cl simple syrup. Shake it and dump in a glass! Beauuuuutiful in the summer.😊👍

[@blakerobinson4198]

I'm running out of room in my bar, but this is a pretty good justification for buying a bottle of st Germain since i own all other ingredients outside of pear juice.

[@juuk3103]

Love almost all cocktails that contain cucumber, that green, fresh cut lawn, grassy note makes it taste healthy and who don't like the smell of fresh cut grass in the summer 😂

[@TheSpiritoftheCocktail]

Yesssssssssssss!!!! I'm number 1!!!!

[@StevetheBartender_]

🥳🥳🥳

[@AuraXars]

Love making GT variants with a ratio of 4 gin 1 st germain 1 ruby red grapefruit juice, lots of ice, a slice of grapefruit, top with either an elderflower tonic or feevertree medeterraiean tonic and top with .5 campari

[@tatiana_maria]

In margaritas, I sub elderflower liqueur for half the quantity of Cointreau. A delight!

[@motleymixology398]

Hey Steve, great video! Loved your English Garden, I’ve made the fizz variant before over on my channel. I absolutely love St.Germain as well, such a brilliant ingredient! I most recently used it in a cocktail called the “Ruby Red” - really delicious, grapefruit based cocktail, different to the Paloma but perhaps a good rival for summer drinking! Would be interested to know if you’ve ever made this one and what you think?

[@OfftheChainz]

My 3 month dry period is officially over. I see I have some catching up to do😂😂 couldn't visit this channel as I'd have definitely been too tempted

[@ryanbrunner8620]

Best st germain cocktail is a royal orchid IMO. St germain with gin, gold rum, lime and guava nectar. 10/10 unreal

[@markdillon9588]

The smile shake has literally become a gif meme on Facebook 😂

[@StevetheBartender_]

Really?? Can you share a link..?

[@brianarthur1218]

In England, cider is also the fermented juice of apples. It is also almost always alcoholic, but you may occasionally see bottles where the alcohol has been removed to below 0.5% ABV, and it has been re-carbonated. In the US, where I now live, cider is unpasteurized, unfiltered apple juice, and it can be hard or soft. It will naturally ferment and turn into what the rest of the world calls cider.

[@craigdavid6519]

st germain album TOURIST is also great house music...great funk tunes. looking forward to the anzac hwy distillery ...

[@noahkahan4364]

in the states cloudy apple juice is cider and the alcoholic stuff is hard cider