Comments on: Drink Of The Week: St-Germain http://summitsips.com/2010/02/drink-of-the-week-st-germain Explorations in Mixology Fri, 04 May 2012 13:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rick http://summitsips.com/2010/02/drink-of-the-week-st-germain/comment-page-1#comment-502 Rick Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:46:55 +0000 http://summitsips.com/?p=1275#comment-502 enjoying your version in ca tonight and we love it. i am randy's brother and i've enjoyed the replys and content on this site. thanks for the recipe!!! enjoying your version in ca tonight and we love it. i am randy’s brother and i’ve enjoyed the replys and content on this site. thanks for the recipe!!!

]]> By: Randy http://summitsips.com/2010/02/drink-of-the-week-st-germain/comment-page-1#comment-353 Randy Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:39:31 +0000 http://summitsips.com/?p=1275#comment-353 Hendrick's it is! I also found some Tanqueray Rangpur. No reason the extra kick of lime could hurt! Hendrick’s it is! I also found some Tanqueray Rangpur. No reason the extra kick of lime could hurt!

]]> By: Rob Marais http://summitsips.com/2010/02/drink-of-the-week-st-germain/comment-page-1#comment-352 Rob Marais Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:33:16 +0000 http://summitsips.com/?p=1275#comment-352 I think the Hendrick's might work as well...something more juniper-forward gin-wise might be a fail. And Heaven forbid that one should ever, ever be out of gin! =) I think the Hendrick’s might work as well…something more juniper-forward gin-wise might be a fail. And Heaven forbid that one should ever, ever be out of gin! =)

]]> By: Randy http://summitsips.com/2010/02/drink-of-the-week-st-germain/comment-page-1#comment-351 Randy Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:28:22 +0000 http://summitsips.com/?p=1275#comment-351 Rob, I love your subtle use of ingredients. Imagine--a cocktail with St-Germain AND Chartreuse? What could be better?! Grapefruit bitters will definitely add a nice touch. Uh oh. I might be out of gin. Wait, I still have some Hendrick's. I wonder what that would do to this, since there's already a lot going on. I'll try this one tonight. Well done! Rob, I love your subtle use of ingredients. Imagine–a cocktail with St-Germain AND Chartreuse? What could be better?! Grapefruit bitters will definitely add a nice touch. Uh oh. I might be out of gin. Wait, I still have some Hendrick’s. I wonder what that would do to this, since there’s already a lot going on. I’ll try this one tonight. Well done!

]]> By: Rob Marais http://summitsips.com/2010/02/drink-of-the-week-st-germain/comment-page-1#comment-350 Rob Marais Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:22:47 +0000 http://summitsips.com/?p=1275#comment-350 Randy, you pushed me over the edge and had me make my first purchase of St Germain. I've had some pretty insipid St Germain cocktails before...one Boston barmaiden gushed, "It tastes great with vodka and Sprite!" Oy. But the floral component has always intrigued me, and once I bought the very Art Nouveau bottle on a rather Spring-like day for February in Boston, I thought up something less insipid, let's call it Portent of Spring: 2 oz Beefeater 24 (Plymouth gin might work as well) 1 oz St Germain 1 barspoon green Chartreuse juice of 1/2 lime 1 dash grapefruit bitters Build in glass over ice, shake strain and serve straight up. Nice floral and light herbal notes, and I thought the balance was good. Randy, you pushed me over the edge and had me make my first purchase of St Germain. I’ve had some pretty insipid St Germain cocktails before…one Boston barmaiden gushed, “It tastes great with vodka and Sprite!” Oy.

But the floral component has always intrigued me, and once I bought the very Art Nouveau bottle on a rather Spring-like day for February in Boston, I thought up something less insipid, let’s call it Portent of Spring:

2 oz Beefeater 24 (Plymouth gin might work as well)
1 oz St Germain
1 barspoon green Chartreuse
juice of 1/2 lime
1 dash grapefruit bitters

Build in glass over ice, shake strain and serve straight up.
Nice floral and light herbal notes, and I thought the balance was good.

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