I was introduced to St. Germain liqueur recently and it was love at first sip. St. Germain is a french liqueur made from elderflowers harvested in the Alps during a brief harvesting season. I was familiar with the elderflower flavor because of the concentrate IKEA sells which makes refreshing sodas when mixed with sparkling water. If you haven't tried the IKEA elderflower concentrate, I highly recommend you get some immediately. Then, go and procure a bottle of St. Germain to round out your new elderflower existence.I added St. Germain to a glass of champagne and garnished it with a strip of orange rind. For a simple cocktail, the taste is quite sophisticated and unusual. There are all sorts of cocktail ideas on the St. Germain website and I look forward to trying them all while imagining some French guy picking elderflower blossoms in the cool mountain air.
For 1 cocktail:
- 1/2 ounce St. Germain
- Champagne or Sparkling Wine
- Orange Rind for garnish
Add the St. Germain to a champagne glass, pour the champagne over it, garnish with the orange rind. Simple, chic, very French.
I concur; these are awesome cocktails. Our friends, Kate and Martin, regularly serve these at their parties and the fourth one goes down as easily as the first.
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Jen
Erin, this sounds intriguing. I'm eager to try either the concentrate or the liqueur. I already know I love a teaspoon of rosewater in a glass of ice water or in sugar syrup for dessert, so I think elderflower needs to be my next discovery.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried this, the bottle looks like perfume :) I'll have to keep an eye out for it on my next trip to the store, thanks for the introduction!
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