4 Festive ST-GERMAIN® Cocktails to Recreate at Home | My Soho Times

It’s that time of year to shake things up! Celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve with these festive-inspired ST-GERMAIN® cocktails fused with the sweet refreshing taste of elderflower – as recommended by our editor-in-chief, The Soho Girl…

LE PETIT TREAT

Cosy up and indulge with a Le Petit Treat. A delectable cocktail that sees ST-GERMAIN® come together with pumpkin spiced syrup, BACARDÍ® Ocho rum, a dash of orange bitters, and of course, Champagne to top it off. A festive twist on l’Apéritif! 

Ingredients: 

·       ST-GERMAIN®, 10 ml 

·       Pumpkin Spiced Syrup, 7.5 ml 

·       BACARDÍ® Ocho, 25 ml 

·       Orange Bitter, 1 dash 

·       Champagne to top 

Method: 

1.     Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice 

2.     Strain in a Champagne flute 

3.     Top with Champagne and garnish with a cocktail cherry 

ST-GERMAIN® is available from Amazon, £26.00, BACARDÍ® Ocho is available fromAmazon, RRP: £32.00

MERRY G&T

Drink in style this Christmas with the Merry G&T. A perfectly balanced concoction, this cocktail seamlessly mixes ST-GERMAIN® and Oxley Gin with tangerine syrup and tonic water. The addition of a sprinkling of gold lustre is the perfect way to elevate this celebratory serve. 

Ingredients: 

·       ST-GERMAIN®, 15 ml 

·       Oxley Gin, 35ml  

·       Tangerine Syrup, 10ml  

·       Tonic Water to top 

·       Gold Lustre 

Method: 

1.      Add a pinch of gold lustre to all ingredients apart from the tonic water in a highball glass and stir

2.       Ice to the top and then top with tonic water

3.     Garnish with mint, lime and red currants

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FESTIVE ELDERFASHIONED 

Effortlessly decadent, the Festive Elderfashioned is a new twist on the famous Old Fashioned cocktail. Delight your taste buds with the gingerbread infused elixir combined with ST-GERMAIN, Aberfeldy whisky, and orange bitters that come together to create the ultimate seasonal serve. 

Ingredients: 

·       ST-GERMAIN®, 10 ml 

·       Gingerbread syrup, 10ml 

·     Aberfeldy 12, 50 ml 

·       Angostoura bitters, 1 dash 

·       Orange bitters, 1 dash 

Method: 

1.      Stir in a mixing glass with ice

2.     Strain over a large block of ice in a rocks glass  

3.     Garnish with nutmeg and an orange twist 

ST-GERMAIN® is available from Amazon

ST-GERMAIN® SPRITZ

The ST-GERMAIN Spritz is simple, elegant, and quintessentially French when made with Champagne: there’s no finer way to unwind than with the signature apéritif. Mix the ingredients below over ice in a highball glass and garnish with a fresh wedge of lemon. 

Ingredients: 

·       40 ml ST-GERMAIN® 

·       60 ml Champagne or Prosecco 

·       60 ml Sparkling Water  

·       Tonic Water to top 

·       Lemon twist

Method: 

1.      Mix in a Collins glass over ice

2.      Stir gently and garnish with lemon twist. 

ST-GERMAIN® is available from Amazon

Let us know which is your favourite!

Special thanks to ST-GERMAIN® for supporting Soho x Talks presents Leah Dior event at Canwood55 Soho. Photos by Streetlife77a.

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