In light of the New York Times’declaration ‘The Aperol Spritz is Not a Good Drink’, check out a delicious spritz that is in fact good: The St~Germain Spritz. Made with the popular elderflower liqueur that packs 1,000 delicate elderflower blossoms in every bottle – the French take on the debated orange apéritif adds a touch of sophistication to any drinking occasion.
Check out the St-Germain Spritz recipe along with additional spritz recipes that you can recreate at home.
Cheers!
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ST-GERMAIN SPRITZ
2 parts Brut Champagne
1 ½ parts St-Germain
2 parts Sparkling Water
Method: Fill a tall Collins glass with ice. Add Champagne first, then St-Germain, then Club Soda. Stir completely and then garnish with a lemon twist.
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DIAMOND SPRITZ
1.75 oz Normandy pear cider
1 oz St-Germain
0.5 oz Tonic water
0.3 oz Suze, preferably Suze Saveur d’Autrefois
0.3 oz Vermouth, preferably Noilly Prat
2 dashes peach bitters
Method: Pour the ingredients into a wineglass filled with ice. Stir to combine. Garnish with microherbs.
Featured in St-Germain’s new cocktail book How to Spritz French Fluently
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CLUB SPRITZ
3.5 oz prosecco spumante
1.75 oz RinQuinQuin
0.5 oz St-Germain
0.5 oz Shiso Cordial
0.25 oz Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter
Method: Pour all the ingredients into a small wineglass filled with ice. Stir to combine. Garnish with shiso leaves and grapefruit zest.
Featured in St-Germain’s new cocktail book How to Spritz French Fluently
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SPRITZ THROUGH SUMMER
2 oz St-Germain
2 oz cava
2 oz soda water
0.5 oz lime juice
Method: Combine all the ingredients in a wineglass over ice. Stir to combine. Garnish with Thai basil leaves, cardamom pods, limes wheels, and lemon twist.
Featured in St-Germain’s new cocktail book How to Spritz French Fluently
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