Top 10 St Germain co*cktail Recipes (2024)

French 77

Looking for a festive drink? Try theFrench 77! This champagne co*cktail is a spin on the classicFrench 75that addsSt Germainelderflower liqueur. It’s bubbly and effervescent, with the floral undertones, a botanical pop from the gin and the zing of fresh lemon juice. If you need a signature co*cktail to impress your friends, this is the one.

Ingredients: St Germain, lemon juice, Prosecco or champagne

French Gimlet

A classic St Germain co*cktail: a French gimlet! The French gimlet is a gin gimlet that adds a bit of this elderflower liqueur. The gimlet is a classic co*cktail made of 2 parts gin and 1 part lime juice, often balanced with a little simple syrup. Add a bit of elderflower liqueur to make it French, and ditch the simple syrup. It's sweet tart and refreshing, with a little floral from the St Germain. Truly a stunner!

Ingredients: St Germain, gin, lime juice

This St Germain cranberry co*cktail will become your new go-to! Tart and perfectly balanced, it features this elderflower liqueur with vodka, cranberry and lemon. It’s like a St Germain spin on theCosmo, using cranberry juice to give it a brilliant color.

Ingredients: St Germain, vodka, cranberry juice, lemon juice, simple syrup

Hugo co*cktail

If you love bubbly spritzes, run don’t walk to try theHugo co*cktail! ThisItalian co*cktailis a spin-off on theAperol spritzand even better, in our opinion. It’s made with delicate floral elderflower liqueur and bubbly Prosecco, which compliment each other perfectly. The bubbly combination transports you right to NorthernItaly, where this co*cktail was born and is popular to this day.

Ingredients: St Germain, Prosecco, soda water

Irish Maid co*cktail

Here at A Couple Cooks we’re suckers for anything with St Germain, so it’s no surprise this drink won us over in a heartbeat. Try theIrish Maid, a refreshingIrish whiskey co*cktailstarring the fresh flavors of lemon, cucumber, and elderflower liqueur. It’s perfectly balanced between sweet and tart, with floral and botanical notes that shine through and just boozy enough.

Ingredients: Irish whiskey, St Germain, lemon juice, simple syrup, cucumber

Here’s a drink you won’t be able to stop sipping. Try this Elderflower & Lemon co*cktail! The flavor here is so refreshing, so perfectly balanced, that it’s almost impossible not to take another sip. Combine floral St Germain with vodka, lemon and tonic water, and it’s a beautiful blend of botanical, sweet tart, bright and bubbly. Here’s how to make this tasty drink!

Ingredients: St Germain, vodka, lemon juice, tonic water

St Germain Spritz

Here’s a light and refreshing co*cktail: theSt Germain Spritz! It’s floral and bubbly, full of lightly sweet flavor and effervescence. A spin on the classic Aperol Spritz, it’s easy to drink, perfect for brunches, poolside sipping, brunch, or with an afternoon book. Oh: and it takes 3 minutes.

Ingredients: St Germain, Prosecco, soda water

St Germain Champagne co*cktail

Here’s a drink that’s made for celebration: a St Germain champagne co*cktail! It's like an elderflower spin on a French 75: sophisticated and refreshing. The flavor is floral, botanical, tangy, and bubbly all at once. If you’ve never purchased a bottle of St Germain, now’s the time! This bottle of fancy liqueur should be part of your alcohol arsenal.

Ingredients: St Germain, gin, champagne, lemon juice, simple syrup

Cucumber Martini

This St Germain co*cktail is as refreshing as it is sophisticated: theCucumber Martini! It’s a cool, crisp take on theclassic martinistarring cucumber, vodka, and the floral notes of St Germain. Take one sip and your palate will be amazed: it’s fresh, dry, and floral, with just the right scent of cucumber.

Ingredients:Cucumber, vodka, dry vermouth, St Germain

Skeleton Key

Here’s a fun drink that’s easy to whip up and packs a massive flavor punch: theSkeleton Key co*cktail! This combination of bourbon, elderflower and ginger beer is a unique highball drink that’s bubbly, floral, and bittersweet! Topping it off with bitters creates a floating orange haze. It’s a modern classic invented in Detroit that has aspooky origin story, but it works any time of the year.

Ingredients: Bourbon, St Germain, lemon, ginger beer, Angostura bitters