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!
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.
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?
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!
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.
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
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!
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 👀
Stole this from The Galloway in Bellingham, WA, USA. 1.5 Gin, .5 St Germain, .5 Lemon, 6 Muddled Raspberries, Shaken, double strained, topped with Prosecco, into a coupe glass.
I'm no Steve, but I imagine they'd probably be equal parts, maybe some minor adjustments for the stronger of the spices. As for how much spice, that probably depends on how much of the honey syrup you plan to make.
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 🥰
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.
may be a stupid question, but what does the absinthe rinse do for the flavour exactly? I've seen it in a lot of your cocktails, but never really had much absinthe myself
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
Surprised to see my personal favourite is not on here. Elderflower martini: Muddle a lime in shaker. 45ml vodka 30ml St. Germaine 15ml Dry Vermouth Shake well n serve!
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.
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
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.
Steve have you tried a Le Gurk? If I am informed correctly, it is a German recipe from the Ruhrpott. It tastes AMAZING! You muddle half an hand full of cucumber. Then add 4cl Gin, 1cl simple syrup, 2cl lemon juice, 3cl apple juice and 2cl Saint Germain. Shake with ice. Strain. Garnish with cucumber. I would love to hear your thoughts!
My friends and i created a simple drink with ST. Germain called a 3G (or a Triple G) Consist of 2 ounces of Gin, half ounce of St. Germain and topped off with Gingerale. Garnish with lime wheel or wedge. Quite the crowd pleaser. For a different flavor you can sub the St. germain with Galliano.
Mojito Parisien: By Simon Difford. Built in the glass (Collins glass). 12 Mint Leaves (lightly muddled) 60ml (2oz) Bacardi Carta Blanca, 45ml (1 1/2oz) St Germain, 30 ml (1oz) Lime juice. Half fill glass with crushed ice, churn ingredients, top with more crushed ice, churn again serve with a straw garnished with a mint sprig. Recipe courtesy of Diffords Guide to Cocktails 16th Edition. Absolutely delicious and refreshing. Made either with the original lime or with lemon (slightly less intense but delicious nonetheless) incredibly refreshing.
@@StevetheBartender_ It was really good!! I hope you don't mind me listing the book details I just wanted to attribute it properly. Speaking of which, I think I pre-ordered a copy of your book, is there a way to find out if I did?
@@gabrielstrong2186 absolutely no problem - I'm all for sharing recipes, techniques and attributing others... can you message me on Insta (youtube replies are way too easy to miss).
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.)
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.
So right off the bat: 1) You really need to list this as an AD/Sponsored video. 2) St. Germain is a "French" product invented 15 years ago by an American who sold it to Bacardi. So let's not imply that is a traditional French liqueur along the lines of Pernod, Chartreuse, Chambord, etc. It *is* made from flower petal from France.
Love these... but I have two myself: Spicy Texan: 2 oz Tequila 1/2 oz St. Germain (maybe 1/4) 1 oz Lime Juice 1 oz Jalapeno-Basil Simple Syrup Shake over ice and strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube with an imbedded jalapeno slice. Angry Alien : 1-1/2 oz Effen Cucumber Vodka 1/2 oz Ancho Reyes Verde 1/4 oz St Germain 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice 3/4 oz Agave Nexter Jalapeno Slice Muddle 2 jalapeno slices into the shaker. Add all ingredients in shaker with ice. Strained over ice. Garnish with jalapeno slice and mint leaves.
You should try a Copenhagen Sour. It might be my favorite sour. Recipe: 60 ml Akvavit 15 ml Galliano 15 ml St Germain Elderflow Liqueur 1 Egg white 15 ml Lime Juice 15 ml Lemon Juice 2 dashes Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters First time I made it, I put the bitters in before shaking (supposed to be dash on top), but after trying both ways, I prefer it with the bitters in. Also gets an amazing color.
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.
Not sure where my boyfriend found it, but we love a cocktail called Skeleton Key. It’s made with 1.25oz bourbon, .75oz St. Germain, .5oz lemon juice, 6-8 dashes of angostura bitters, and topped with ginger beer. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. It’s sooooo good and refreshing.
You forgot the English Martini 🍸: 60 ml gin, 22,5 ml St Germaine. Muddle fresh rosemary (carefully) in the mixing glass before stirring and pouring into a cocktail coupe. Garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary. Delicious!
One of my go-to drinks is an English Martini. I've seen different proportions, but I prefer to use the classic martini blend of 5:1. Strip the leaves off a sprig of rosemary into a mixing glass. 2 1/2 oz. gin, .5 oz St. Germain. Muddle the rosemary. Add ice. Stir. Strain. Garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary.
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.😊👍
@@StevetheBartender_ you mentioned that you had not been able to source fresh Blood Oranges so I assumed it was packaged. I will see if I can find Nippys BO juice. Okay BO juice did not sound quite so horrible in my head.
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.
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.
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.
Awesome video, I'll have to try them all! My favourite St. Germain cocktail is one of my own creation, I call it the Golden Oriole (a Potion in the Witcher 3 game): 0.75p Gin 2.5p Mead 0.5p Elderflower Liquor 0.5p Lemon Juice (to taste depending on sweetness of mead) Shake, serve up in a coupe glass, garnish with honey comb (if you can find it)
This sounds incredible. Thanks for the cocktail! Have you ever substituted vodka for the gin, or do you need the juniper berry essence for the overall effect?
@@marthawood3367 You could do vodka, but I quite like how the botanicals of the gin give subtle flavours in the background. But if you're not a gin lover, vodka could work too (I usually substitute the other way around, but I am a bit of a gin lover :)
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!
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!
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.
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
Always considered buying this bottle for a few cocktails, but it's pretty dang expensive here in these parts (central Canada) for such a unique ingredient.
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 .
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?
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.
Love it again steve! Def should try the Lumiere. Dry Gin, St. germain, Chartreusse some fresh lime and orange bitters. I serve it with burned rosemary. It's complex, herbal, sweet. Serve it over a tulip, nick & nora or coupe. Keep up the good work. cheers
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
Hey Steve! I've been banging my head up against the internet trying to find a decent Grappa cocktail that competes with its weird flavor and heavy alcohol content; any ideas?? Love the channel!
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.
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!
Why two Dashes of different bitters? Showing that either or works, or do you prefer both?
Does the elder fashioned with Gin still have orange bitters?
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
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.
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?
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!
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.
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
I also use these videos as an excuse to build up my bar :-D
Am I the only one that sees your comment as being made 12 days ago on the day it was released?
@@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
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!
I need to try this!!
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 👀
Stole this from The Galloway in Bellingham, WA, USA. 1.5 Gin, .5 St Germain, .5 Lemon, 6 Muddled Raspberries, Shaken, double strained, topped with Prosecco, into a coupe glass.
Hey Steve, awesome video! Question: if I were to make the 4 spice honey syrup, what would the ratios be?
I'm no Steve, but I imagine they'd probably be equal parts, maybe some minor adjustments for the stronger of the spices. As for how much spice, that probably depends on how much of the honey syrup you plan to make.
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 🥰
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 😍
Mind sharing the specs?
The smile shake has literally become a gif meme on Facebook 😂
Really?? Can you share a link..?
Nice to see the Sunflower in the list. It's one of my all-time favourites. So yummy!
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.
I feel like St. Elder is not a sweet as St. Germain if you want to try that maybe
may be a stupid question, but what does the absinthe rinse do for the flavour exactly? I've seen it in a lot of your cocktails, but never really had much absinthe myself
It will add a subtle anise note… it’s delicious!
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
Surprised to see my personal favourite is not on here. Elderflower martini:
Muddle a lime in shaker.
45ml vodka
30ml St. Germaine
15ml Dry Vermouth
Shake well n serve!
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.
Steve!!!!!! When are we going to get Threefold in the states!!!!!!!!
I would love to get some Threefold there! It's still early... but having conversations with importers..
I'll Have What She's Having
45ml Gin
20ml St Germain
15ml Aperol
10ml Lemon juice
1 barspoon (or to taste) Peychaud's Bitters
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
Come Fly With Me
40ml St Germain
20ml Amaro Montenegro
20ml Dark rum
15ml Lemon juice
1/2 barspoon Bogart's Bitters
It's pronounced like SAHN GERMAHN. He kept saying "Saynt Germayn" like a bogan
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.
LOL I think only America calls apple juice" cider" Cider by definition is fermented apple juice.
Try 2-1.5-.5-.5(simple) on that French gimlet. Mix to alcohol ratio is a tad off I think it could taste better with a little more sugar and water
I would like to try the Spiced Elderflower,my question is:
Is any kind of spiced honey syrup good for this?
Thanks
Steve have you tried a Le Gurk? If I am informed correctly, it is a German recipe from the Ruhrpott. It tastes AMAZING! You muddle half an hand full of cucumber. Then add 4cl Gin, 1cl simple syrup, 2cl lemon juice, 3cl apple juice and 2cl Saint Germain. Shake with ice. Strain. Garnish with cucumber.
I would love to hear your thoughts!
That’s almost the same as the English Garden but like instead of lemon..?
@@StevetheBartender_ The difference is the cucumber that is muddled for the drink :)
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
These all look great Steve, Thanks :)
2 oz peach ciroc, 1 oz lemon juice, 1 oz st germaine, 1/2 oz blue agave syrup
Been waiting for someone to make this video. St. Germain is one of my favorite bottles.
Thanks for the videos! I have been loving them. Where do you get your coupe that you pour the french gimlet in? Thank you!
:O Steve didn't smile while shaking the Sunflower and Irish Maid
For the sake of the video, don't measure sparkling mixers.
Love this. I had St Germain purely for the purpose of rescuing rough champagne.
1 oz of st germain
2 oz of Brockman gin
Top with tonic
Just the best
Hi Steve, love your videos. I have a request for a video idea. Maybe a video of non alcoholic cocktails.
Made in France, but developed in the US by Rob Cooper.
In the English Garden recipe there is an error 50 ml. is not 1.33 oz it is 1.66 oz
My friends and i created a simple drink with ST. Germain called a 3G (or a Triple G) Consist of 2 ounces of Gin, half ounce of St. Germain and topped off with Gingerale. Garnish with lime wheel or wedge. Quite the crowd pleaser. For a different flavor you can sub the St. germain with Galliano.
My wife LOVES those! Been making them here for a while....
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
I am following with fresh pleasure. So I love your smile while you shake it. 😅
Someone give me a bottle of that liquor 6 months ago and I didn't know how to drink it, now I know hahaha thank you!
Just made the sunflower and my lord is it delicious. I used a Irish gunpowder gin tho
oooo thanks for this one!
Mojito Parisien: By Simon Difford. Built in the glass (Collins glass). 12 Mint Leaves (lightly muddled) 60ml (2oz) Bacardi Carta Blanca, 45ml (1 1/2oz) St Germain, 30 ml (1oz) Lime juice. Half fill glass with crushed ice, churn ingredients, top with more crushed ice, churn again serve with a straw garnished with a mint sprig. Recipe courtesy of Diffords Guide to Cocktails 16th Edition. Absolutely delicious and refreshing. Made either with the original lime or with lemon (slightly less intense but delicious nonetheless) incredibly refreshing.
Sounds great! 🙌
@@StevetheBartender_ It was really good!! I hope you don't mind me listing the book details I just wanted to attribute it properly. Speaking of which, I think I pre-ordered a copy of your book, is there a way to find out if I did?
@@gabrielstrong2186 absolutely no problem - I'm all for sharing recipes, techniques and attributing others... can you message me on Insta (youtube replies are way too easy to miss).
@@StevetheBartender_ unfortunately YT and FB are the only social media that I have.
@@gabrielstrong2186 message me on FB (or email)...please
Bartender’s ketchup, baby!
Can you share what citrus press you use, I see you have a preference and the ones I buy keep breaking.
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.)
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.
So right off the bat:
1) You really need to list this as an AD/Sponsored video.
2) St. Germain is a "French" product invented 15 years ago by an American who sold it to Bacardi. So let's not imply that is a traditional French liqueur along the lines of Pernod, Chartreuse, Chambord, etc. It *is* made from flower petal from France.
1) it is already marked as a sponsored video
2) I also state that it’s a sponsored video within the first 8 seconds
Where do you get your little bottles for juices and such?!
Love these... but I have two myself:
Spicy Texan:
2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz St. Germain (maybe 1/4)
1 oz Lime Juice
1 oz Jalapeno-Basil Simple Syrup
Shake over ice and strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube with an imbedded jalapeno slice.
Angry Alien
:
1-1/2 oz Effen Cucumber Vodka
1/2 oz Ancho Reyes Verde
1/4 oz St Germain
3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
3/4 oz Agave Nexter
Jalapeno Slice
Muddle 2 jalapeno slices into the shaker. Add all ingredients in shaker with ice. Strained over ice. Garnish with jalapeno slice and mint leaves.
I read German .. 😂😂 and i live there so was hyped 😂👍
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!
Great idea!!!
You should try a Copenhagen Sour. It might be my favorite sour.
Recipe:
60 ml Akvavit
15 ml Galliano
15 ml St Germain Elderflow Liqueur
1 Egg white
15 ml Lime Juice
15 ml Lemon Juice
2 dashes Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters
First time I made it, I put the bitters in before shaking (supposed to be dash on top), but after trying both ways, I prefer it with the bitters in. Also gets an amazing color.
st germain album TOURIST is also great house music...great funk tunes. looking forward to the anzac hwy distillery ...
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.
It works surprisingly well hey! There is another gin based Elder Fashioned floating around too!
Little correction about that local "champagne" Shouldn't it be called sparkling wine instead? :)
Yea, I didn’t say the word “instead”.. good pickup 🤦♂️
Not sure where my boyfriend found it, but we love a cocktail called Skeleton Key. It’s made with 1.25oz bourbon, .75oz St. Germain, .5oz lemon juice, 6-8 dashes of angostura bitters, and topped with ginger beer. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. It’s sooooo good and refreshing.
oh that smile... fab but I digress. When you are mixing you seems to mix longer than I would have expected. Reason?
Shaking, stirring or both? Shaking should be 12-15 seconds whilst stirring depends on the drink but approx. 30-40 seconds..
Great video - could have included the Tequila Mockingbird - I expect this on the channel soon :)
It doesn’t have St~Germain in it though…? 🤔
I thought cider was alcoholic in all parts of the world
You forgot the English Martini 🍸: 60 ml gin, 22,5 ml St Germaine. Muddle fresh rosemary (carefully) in the mixing glass before stirring and pouring into a cocktail coupe. Garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary. Delicious!
Big Fan of St Germain, (big on the HUGO cocktail) Thanks for all the great cocktails, just made the Sunflower. Excellent!
Irish Maid - Yes, please! Thanx . . . :)
One of my go-to drinks is an English Martini. I've seen different proportions, but I prefer to use the classic martini blend of 5:1.
Strip the leaves off a sprig of rosemary into a mixing glass. 2 1/2 oz. gin, .5 oz St. Germain. Muddle the rosemary. Add ice. Stir. Strain. Garnish with a fresh sprig of rosemary.
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.😊👍
Yesssssssssssss!!!! I'm number 1!!!!
🥳🥳🥳
Where in Australia can you find Blood Orange juice?
I would have juiced them fresh, I think… otherwise I think Nippys does a bottled blood orange juice.
@@StevetheBartender_ you mentioned that you had not been able to source fresh Blood Oranges so I assumed it was packaged. I will see if I can find Nippys BO juice. Okay BO juice did not sound quite so horrible in my head.
@@gabrielstrong2186 In that case it must have been Nippys: nippys.com.au/product/blood-orange-juice-1lt/
@@StevetheBartender_ thank you, I will see if I can find it in the Blue Mountains, or surrounds.
Just bought a bottle of the St. Germaine and tried the Sunflower….we only had Flor de Sevilla Tanqueray, and it was lovely! 🍊cheers!
I really enjoy St Germaine. My favorite includes vodka, St Germaine, lemon juice, muddled strawberries, simple syrup and club soda.
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.
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.
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.
I would recommend Celine Fizz to the list, St. Germain variation of Gin Fizz and I think my favourite version of this classic. Cheers!
Best st germain cocktail is a royal orchid IMO. St germain with gin, gold rum, lime and guava nectar. 10/10 unreal
Awesome video, I'll have to try them all!
My favourite St. Germain cocktail is one of my own creation, I call it the Golden Oriole (a Potion in the Witcher 3 game):
0.75p Gin
2.5p Mead
0.5p Elderflower Liquor
0.5p Lemon Juice (to taste depending on sweetness of mead)
Shake, serve up in a coupe glass, garnish with honey comb (if you can find it)
Im going to have to try that one. Thanks!
This sounds incredible. Thanks for the cocktail! Have you ever substituted vodka for the gin, or do you need the juniper berry essence for the overall effect?
@@marthawood3367 You could do vodka, but I quite like how the botanicals of the gin give subtle flavours in the background. But if you're not a gin lover, vodka could work too (I usually substitute the other way around, but I am a bit of a gin lover :)
I just made a Sunflower and I am rightly toasted. How delightful! Thanks Steve :-)
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!
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!
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.
Made the Sunflower and French Gimlet, both were excellent!! Can't wait to share with friends and family.
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
Very handy video as I was gifted my first bottle of St. Germains for Christmas!
I do like the editing on this vid + irish maid looooooks goooood
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.
I need St. Germain NOW!!!
2 years later, this is still the video I come back to for the French Gimlet, Sunflower & the Irish Maid! Never gets old!
Always considered buying this bottle for a few cocktails, but it's pretty dang expensive here in these parts (central Canada) for such a unique ingredient.
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 .
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?
I’ve just made a couple of Sunflower’s. Beautifully balanced flavours of elderflower and lemon that belies the very very high alcohol content.
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.
In margaritas, I sub elderflower liqueur for half the quantity of Cointreau. A delight!
Love it again steve!
Def should try the Lumiere.
Dry Gin, St. germain, Chartreusse some fresh lime and orange bitters. I serve it with burned rosemary.
It's complex, herbal, sweet. Serve it over a tulip, nick & nora or coupe.
Keep up the good work.
cheers
Burned rosemary? You singe a fresh sprig and shake it in a tin with the other ingredients? Something else? Thanks.
That sounds amazing. Proportions??
@@theecstaticinfidelhypothes9222
40 ml Gin
30 ml St.germain
25ml Chartreusse Verte
25ml Fresh lime juice
1 dash orange bitters
Enjoy :)
@@mauikeanuhusslage2632 Gracias. Merci. Thank you.
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
English garden with muddled cucumber and mint : even better. Cheers from France, Steve.
I really like making an Elderflower Pisco Sour with an egg white, but I think I'll be trying the Elder Fashioned soon.
Hey Steve! I've been banging my head up against the internet trying to find a decent Grappa cocktail that competes with its weird flavor and heavy alcohol content; any ideas?? Love the channel!
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.