Last Updated February 9th, 2021 at 07:09 pm by Lisa
Refreshing St. Germain cocktails are an easy spritzer made with Elderflower liqueur, Prosecco, hibiscus tea, and a splash of club soda over crushed ice.
You can use Champagne in place of Prosecco, and garnish with any flowers or herbs you have in your garden.
Summertime is a relaxed easy time of year, so cocktails need to be simple yet delicious, and why not be gorgeous as well? Since the garden blooms so beautifully in the Southern California heat, I was inspired to use a few tropical flowers in a floral style cocktail and decided using St. Germain liqueur which is also made from flowers.
Celebrate summertime, cheers...
The hibiscus, Madagascar jasmine, and purple orchids are fresh from my garden and bloom mostly 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, and I took some cuttings and potted them in a large blue pot above my pool, and have had them for years now. I always think of him when the orchid plant is in bloom. He was very influential in my cooking and love for gardening and would love that I use his orchids as he was a talented botanist.
Make St Germain Cocktails:
How To Make Hibiscus Tea:
- In a saucepan heat, 2 cups water until just boiling.
- Turn off heat, add dried hibiscus flowers (or hibiscus tea bags) in a tea infuser ball.
- Steep 5 minutes, remove the strainer. Chill hibiscus tea in the fridge until ready to use.
Mix The Cocktails:
- Add crushed ice to each glass, let the glass chill for a few minutes.
- In each glass add 1 shot of hibiscus tea, ½ shot St-Germain, and 1 cup Prosecco, and a splash of club soda.
- 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.
Use any small flowers, you can read more about edible flowers on my post for Spring Garden Crostini.
If you are serving at a party...
You can mix the hibiscus tea, Prosecco, St. Germain, and club soda in a pitcher and pour over crushed ice to serve a crowd.
is an artisanal French liqueur containing up to 1,000 of the very best elderflower blossoms, these small white stary flowers are hand-picked and gathered from the hills in the French Alps for just a few weeks in springtime.
Saint Germain liqueur is fragrantly sweet, light, and many appreciate it's warm floral notes. As the world’s first, finely crafted all-natural elderflower liqueur, its flavor is as subtle and delicate as it is captivating, evidenced in its sublime notes of peach, pear, and grapefruit.
More St Germain Cocktail Recipes:
- Cranberry St. Germain Cocktail
- 15 Delightful St. Germain Elderflower Cocktails
- St. Germain Champagne Cocktail
Summer Cocktail Recipes:
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Enjoy creating your own garden-inspired cocktails, cheers!
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Lisa XO
Hibiscus St Germain Cocktails
Ingredients
Hibiscus Tea
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon dried hibiscus flowers in tea infuser (Tazo tea, tea shop or online)
Hibiscus St. Germain Cocktail
- 1 oz St-Germain liqueur
- 2 cups Prosecco (or Champagne)
- crushed ice
- top with club soda
- 1 shot chilled hibiscus tea
- assorted flowers or herbs for garnish
Instructions
Make Hibiscus Tea
- In a saucepan heat, 2 cups water until just boiling.
- Turn off heat, add dried hibiscus flowers (or hibiscus tea bags) in a tea infuser ball.
- Steep 5 minutes, remove the strainer. Chill hibiscus tea in the fridge until ready to use.
Mix Hibiscus St. Germain Cocktails
- Add crushed ice to each glass, let the glass chill for a few minutes.
- In each glass add 1 shot of hibiscus tea, ½ shot St-Germain, and 1 cup Prosecco, and a splash of club soda.
- Garnish with small tropical flowers like purple orchids, and Madagascar jasmine. Garden herbs are easy and work well, try thyme or basil!
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