St. Germain Cocktails

Last Updated September 10th, 2021 at 08:04 pm by Lisa

These St. Germain Cocktails are easy spritzers with Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, hibiscus tea, and a splash of club soda over crushed ice.

You can use certainly use Champagne in place of Prosecco. Summertime is a relaxed easy time of year. Cocktails need to be simple, yet delicious, and why not gorgeous as well?

My garden blooms so beautifully in the Southern California summer heat. Pick garnish with any edible flowers or herbs you have in your garden. I was inspired to use a few tropical flowers from my garden...

Make St Germain Cocktails

Make Hibiscus Tea

1. In a saucepan heat, 2 cups of water until just boiling.
2. Turn off heat, add dried hibiscus flowers (or hibiscus tea bags) in a tea infuser ball.
3. Steep for 5 minutes, remove the strainer. Chill hibiscus tea in the fridge until ready to use. 

Mix The Cocktails

1. Add crushed ice to each glass, let the glass chill for a few minutes. 
2. In each glass add 1 shot of hibiscus tea, ½ shot St-Germain, and 1 cup Prosecco, and a splash of club soda. 
3. Garnish with small tropical flowers like purple orchids and Madagascar jasmine. Or use herbs you have in your garden, thyme or basil would be lovely.

The hibiscus, Madagascar jasmine, and purple orchids bloom in June-August right in the heat of summer. Although the hibiscus really blooms almost year-round.

The purple orchids came from my uncle's garden in Fallbrook San Diego. I took some cuttings years ago and potted them in a large blue pot above my pool. I always think of Uncle Russ when the orchid plant is in bloom. He was very influential in my home cooking and love for gardening as he was a talented botanist.

Use any small flowers, you can read more about edible flowers on my post for Spring Garden Crostini...

Batch Cocktails

If you are serving at a party...

PRO TIP: You can mix the hibiscus tea, Prosecco, St. Germain, and club soda in a pitcher, punch bowl, or beverage container with crushed ice to serve a crowd. 

Summer Cocktail Recipes

For a slushy refreshing drink, whip up a CoronaRita Margarita or serve Aperol Spritz cocktails, perfect for pool parties, outdoor pot lucks, and BBQs.

And learn to make classic Cuban Mojitos ~ I learned to make these IN CUBA just for YOU! Sip on a Cuba Libre aka Rum and Coke, but these are the real Cuban cocktail. And I share all my tips to make it the Cuban way.

White Sangria is great all summer long, and so cute on July 4th with little flags and straws. For a fast easy party cocktail, make a batch of 3 ingredient Margaritas, you won't believe how good they are!