The Drifter
2 oz. basil-infused Beefeater gin
.5 oz. St-Germain liqueur
.75 oz. house-made sour mix
Shake all ingredients with ice; garnish with sliced cucumber.
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1.1 oz. Nolet’s Gin
.75 oz. St-Germain
1 oz. fresh squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice
Piece of cucumber
Squeeze of lime
Muddle cucumber. Add rest of the ingredients. Shake and strain over ice. Garnish with a slice of cucumber or a cucumber wheel.
12 mint leaves, muddled Muddle your mint leaves in the bottom of your shaker. Juice your limes and add the lime juice, gin, and St. Germain to your shaker. Fill with ice and shake for 30 seconds. Strain twice into two glasses filled with ice, top off with lemongrass soda or club soda, and garnish with a key lime slice. Source: Crepes of Wrath
juice of 16 key limes
6 ounces gin
3 ounces St-Germain liqueur
lemongrass soda or club soda, to top off
key lime slices, to garnish
Brass Flower
from Joseph Brooke of The Edison in Los Angeles
1 ounce London dry gin
1 ounce fresh-squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice
¾ ounce St-Germain
Top With Champagne
Shake everything but the Champagne with ice and strain into a flute. Top with Champagne.
Source: Wall Street Journal
Elderflower Ice Tea
from Dana Tough and Brian McCracken of Spur and Tavern Law in Seattle
1½ ounces Earl Grey–infused gin*
1 ounce St-Germain
½ ounce lemon juice
Lemon wheel
Shake with ice and strain into a highball glass over ice. Garnish with lemon.
*Infuse 750ml gin with 1 cup loose leaf Earl Grey tea at room temperature for seven days. Strain out tea before using.
Source: Wall Street Journal
The “H”
1 ½ oz. Square One Cucumber Vodka (or Hendrick’s Gin)
Add ice, shake, and serve in ice-filled Collins glass (or a watering can or terra cotta flower pot) with cucumber slice. Top with soda and dash of ground black pepper.
Source - San Diego Reader
Elderflower Aviation
1.5 oz Gin
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 oz St. Germaine Elderflower
.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
Method: Shake, strain and serve up with a lemon twist or maraschino cherry.
Sourche:
1 1/2 oz Magellan Blue Gin
3/4 oz St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
3/4 oz cucumber juice
1/4 oz lime juice
1/4 oz rosemary simple syrup
Couple dashes of Post Prohibition orange bitters
Method: Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with cucumber slices.
Bicycle Built for Two
by Diedre Hays from Benny’s Chop House
2 parts Cittadelle Gin
2 parts St-Germain
2 parts Lillet Blanc
2 parts Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
Top with Marenco Brachetto D’Acqui Pineto
Splash of Tonic Water
Method: Shake first 4 ingredients in an ice filled shaker and strain into a St-Germain carafe filled with ice and lemon twists. Top with Brachetto and a splash of tonic water. Serve in a Coupe glass.
