St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur

St-Germain only gets one harvest a year. The elderflowers are picked by hand in late spring in the foothills of the French Alps, when they are at their most fragrant, and up to 1,000 blossoms go into a single bottle. It launched in 2007 as the first elderflower liqueur of its kind and quickly became a bar staple.

It tastes of the flower itself, with pear, lychee and a squeeze of grapefruit, and it is softer than you think at 20% alcohol.

For a spritz where elderflower is the whole point, buy St-Germain. If you are mixing a big bowl of punch and it is one ingredient among many, a less expensive elderflower liqueur will do.

The house serve is two parts dry sparkling wine, one part St-Germain and two parts soda, over ice. A splash in a gin and tonic works just as well.

Find more under liqueurs and cordials and the gin to go with it. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens.