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St. Germain

St Germain Recipes I created when it first came out. Actually won some awards and started my photography gigs with the money.

Recently we have been experimenting with a new Elderflower liquor called St Germain a really great product that has some exciting mixology qualities .Paris Manhattan or Sainted Manhattan
3 oz Bourbon (Eagle Rare 10 or similar quality)
1/2 oz (to 1 0z) St Germain
1/2 ( to 1 oz) Noilly Prat Dry (White) Vermouth
Dash of Regans #6 Optional (forgive me for saying that Gary)
Pour all ingredients into shaker over ice then stir until cold (30 seconds)

Martini Glass
St Pegu

Basically a twist on a Pegu Club substituting St Germain for Cointreau,Curacao,etc.,An interesting side point by the way for a LOT more cocktail possibilities is when you mix lime juice and St Germain it comes out tasting a lot like grapefruit juice.

 

Angor Wat  Cocktail
Martini, Coupe or Champagne
3 oz parts Cognac, Armagnac or Brandy
1/2 oz St.Germain
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth (Noilly Prat or similar)
2 Dashes Orange Bitters (Regans or Fee’s – best is to mix them together 50/50 first)
Shake or Stir (I prefer stirred) with ice.
Strain and Garnish with Lemon zest or Cherry

Le Petit Mort or The Sun Also Rises
Champagne Flute (chilled)
3/4 oz St Germain
3/4 oz Absinthe (personally prefer Kubler for US customers- could also use Lucid)
Champagne to fill
(Chilled Champagne glass is best)
Pour in the Absinthe first then the St. Germain, adding the Champagne to fill the glass.
Add Maraschino cherry as garnish.
Interplay of ingredients make for an interesting louche (opalescence)
Name origin: Variation of “Death in the Afternoon” – One of Hemingway’s favorite drinks. Hence Le Petite Mort – which also has a sexual innuendo/double entendre referring to orgasm. Alternative name is also of course reference to Hemingway and how the cherry looks in the drink.

 

St Genevieve
(Heavily Modified Deconstructed Negroni)
Part 1
Start with a rocks glass rim with Demararra sugar (use lime from Part 2)
1 ½ oz Aviation Gin
1 ½ oz Lillet Blanc
Build over ice
Stir
Part 2
1 egg white
2 oz Lime Juice
2 oz St Germain
1 tsp Regans Orange Bitters
1 tsp Fees Orange Bitters
Put all ingredients in another rocks glass (or whatever) use whisk to swizzle/foam (imagine Boy Scout making fire for technique)
Spoon or pour over Part 1
Sprinkle Demmarerra Sugar over foam

Gotan (Brazilian Slang for Tango)
1 oz Gin
1 oz St Germain
½ oz Cachaca
½ Lemon Juice
2 dashes Regans #6 Orange Bitters
Shake with Ice 20- 30 seconds
Strain into Martini or Coupe glass
Garnish with Lemon and/or Orange Peel

Moon Goddess
3 oz Tequila
2 Oz St Germain
1 oz fresh lime Juice
Egg white optional for body and froth
Shake and strain into chilled margarita glass

Flanders Field (Variation on Blood and Sand)
3/4 oz Scotch (Highland-Less smoky)
3/4 oz Red Vermouth
3/4 oz St Germain
3/4 oz Orange Juice
Shake over ice 20-30 seconds
Strain in Martini Glass
Maximillian (after the Mexican Emperor)
3/4 oz Mezcal
3/4 oz Red Vermouth
3/4 oz St Germain
3/4 oz Orange Juice
Shake over ice 20-30 seconds
Strain in Martini Glass
Carcasson

3/4 oz Tequila
3/4 oz Red Vermouth
3/4 oz St Germain
3/4 oz Orange Juice
Shake over ice 20-30 seconds Strain in Martini Glass<

Martinique

1 oz St Germain
1oz Rhum Agricole
3 oz Tamarind Juice
3 oz Club Soda
2 Dashes Orange Bitters

Captain Sarret (Aviation Cocktail Variation)

4 oz Aviation Gin
1 oz Maraschino Liquer
1 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz St Germain
Shake over ice 20-30 seconds
Strain in Martini Glass

Variation on “Classic Cocktail” -Harry Craddock 1930 (which was variation of Sidecar) so:
Deux Chevaux
1 1/2 oz Brandy
1/2 oz St Germain
1/2 oz maraschino liquor (Stock or Luxardo)
1/2 oz fresh Lemon Juice
Shake for 20-30 seconds strain into chilled, sugar rimmed cocktail glass
Variation on Charlie Chaplin -Waldorf Astoria 1920
La Petoman
1 oz St Germain
1 oz sloe gin
1 oz fresh lime juice
Shake for 20-30 seconds strain into chilled cocktail glass
Martinique Cosmo
2 oz Rum
1/2 oz St Germain
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz Pineapple Juice
1/4 cranberry juice
Angostura Bitters to taste
Shake for 20-30 seconds strain into chilled cocktail glass
add 1 maraschino cherry garnish
Variation on Chanticleer Cocktail Pre Prohibition Waldorf Astoria
Coquetier
1 oz gin
1 1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz St Germain
Shake for 20-30 seconds strain into chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with Orange twist
Cape Breton
1 1/2 oz Gin
1 oz St Germain
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
Shake for 20-30 seconds strain into chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with Orange twist
Variation on Beachcomber-Trader Vic 1948
Devils Island
2 oz light rum
1 oz St Germain
1/2 oz maraschino liquor (Stock or Luxardo)
1/2 oz fresh Lime Juice
Shake for 20-30 seconds strain into chilled cocktail glass
Tahitian Rose
2 oz gin
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 St Germain
1-3 drops grenadine
Stir and strain into chilled cocktail glass
or Drier Version :
Mururoa (Site of French Nuclear Test )

2 oz gin
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 St Germain
1-3 drops Campari
Stir and strain into chilled cocktail glass
Variation on Satan’s Whiskers
Paradise Lost
1/2 oz gin
1/2 St Germain
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz fresh Orange Juice
2 dashes Angostura or Orange bitters (not sure – up to you)