St-Germain French Artisanal Elderflower Liqueur, Made with Fresh Handpicked Elderflowers, No Artificial Flavours, 20% ABV, 70cl / 700ml

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If you don’t have access to fresh elderflowers, dried elderflowers can also be used, just use about half as much as fresh.You get distinct floral notes from elderflower and honeysuckle paired with hints of pear and berries. When you have a party to plan, the cranberry elderflower Champagne punch is sure to please any crowd. Combine the stunning visual of the tequila sunrisewith the elderflower cocktail, and you have the dramatic Waterloo sunset. While many of these recipes are fascinating modern creations, elderflower-flavored drinks are nothing new. Furthermore, St-Germain’s multitude of complex flavors allows for mixologists and novices alike to experiment with it, leading to its nickname, “the bartender’s ketchup” or “the ketchup of liqueurs.

This versatile spirit mixes well with everything from Champagne and white wine to gin, vodka, and whiskey. It is made using the petals of Sambucus nigra from the Savoie region in France, and each bottle is numbered with the year the petals were collected. I tasted a fresh bottling to see if anything had changed with the brand in the last 11 years and I’m happy to say it hasn’t.If you do give this a try, you’ll find it’s light, refreshing, tart, sweet, and floral with just a few bubbles to boot. St-Germain® Elderflower Liqueur is a liqueur made with fresh, hand-picked elderflowers and elaborated in the traditional French style, using a process that has existed for centuries. Germain has fallen out of favor with most craft bartenders (and I’d argue has been for quite awhile), so it hasn’t been updated in a decade. The ingredients in St Germain include fresh elderflowers of the Sambucus nigra variety, sugar, and a grape spirit made from Chardonnay and Gamay grapes. The fruity flavors bring out the fresh fruits in the glass, and it adds just enough sweetness, so the white wine isn’t as dry.

Regal Rouge blend organic Australian wine with indigenous botanicals to create an excellent alternative to gin. The Art Deco-esque appearance of the bottle also serves as a nod to the bustling Parisian quarter — the brand hopes to provide an experience reminiscent of the Roaring Twenties, when Saint-Germain-des-Prés was at its creative peak. At the same time St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur was first hitting markets, cocktails and cocktail bars were undergoing a massive renaissance in major cities like New York. You can find it online easily enough, or try Michael’s, as they’ll have a bunch of different colors.Combine floral St Germain with vodka, lemon and tonic water, and it’s a beautiful blend of botanical, sweet tart, bright and bubbly. St Germain is a liqueur that’s made with elderflowers, the small white flowers of an elderberry plant.