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 fresh elderflowers infuse the grape eau-de-vie before sugar is added to sweeten the liqueur. Per 1 liter of spirit, 180 grams of pure sugar are added.

What Drinks Should You Use St Germain Liqueur In?". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017 . Retrieved 1 June 2017. The sweetening requirement is what makes cordials distinct from dry flavored spirits such as gin. In the United States, where “cordial” and “liqueur” are used interchangeably, regulations require that they contain at least 2.5 percent sugar by weight and be made from “fruits, flowers, plants, or pure juices therefrom, or other natural flavoring materials, or with extracts” of those materials. In Europe, cordials refer to non-alcoholic drinks. We use the terms based on U.S. regulations. St. Germain Liqueur: What It Is, And What To Do With It". HuffPost. 13 June 2012 . Retrieved 25 December 2021. Simonson, Robert (29 December 2009). "A Decade of Invention, and Reinvention". The New York Times . Retrieved 11 March 2014. St-Germain is an elderflower liqueur. [1] 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. Petals are collected annually in the spring over a period of three to four weeks, and are often transported by bicycle to collection points to avoid damaging the petals and impacting the flavour. [2] History [ edit ]The elderflower liqueur can be consumed right away, or aged longer if desired. It will keep indefinitely! This elderflower martini is so fresh and floral! Featuring homemade sweet and sour mix, gin, vodka and St Germain, it's everything bright and floral! The perfect use for this liqueur. Elderflowers appear before elderberries, and they arrive anytime between May through July, depending on your location and climate. Copper had tried elderflower syrups before, but he found this fresh and fragrant infusion was different. Inspired by the drink in front of him, he started thinking about how to transport this fresh, fragrant, and floral taste into a liqueur.

St Germain has become widely popular because there’s really nothing like it. The flavor is light, sweetly floral, and fragrant, with notes of citrus, pear and passionfruit. It’s hard to describe until you taste it! It adds a unique smooth finish to any drink. When ready to use, strain out the elderflowers with a fine mesh sieve, then add the optional honey or sugar and stir well or shake to combine. In 2012, Cooper sold St. Germain to the Bacardi Group. Sadly, four years later, at only 39, he did in his Santa Barbara home. Harvesting & Processing Elderflowers Regulations allow cordial producers creative license with not only the spirit and flavoring agent, but also how they’re incorporated. Some add flavoring agents after distillation by one of several methods. Infusion involves steeping the flavor source; maceration entails more aggressive crushing of the flavor components before steeping; percolation pumps water or spirits over the ingredients to extract flavors. Finally, flavor can be added by compounding, simply adding the flavoring extract to the spirit. Heartier flavoring agents such as seeds and flowers may be distilled along with the distillate, often for the second distillation, similar to the gin-making process.How do you say St Germain?Don’t say “Saint”. It’s actually pronounced “Sahn-jer-MAHN.” But however you want to say it to not sound too pretentious with your friends, go for it! What does St Germain taste like?