Discovering St. Germain

Champagne and St. Germain in carafes

 At our big Jac Henri launch party we served St. Germain, the famous French liqueur that is gaining traction in the chicest circles. The storied brand, which was established in France in 1884, is quite new again. At the party, one socialite guest told me she had recently been to a $2 million wedding where bride insisted on a St. Germain-Champagne cocktail to make the celebratory toast, as if to let me know we were right on target.  While our little shindig paled next to that one, St. Germain was perfect with the French, hand-crafted concepts of Jac Henri wallets. The liqueur is made from elderflower that is hand picked in the French Alps and taken by bicycle to the distillery.  In case you're not too familiar with elderflower and wondering what St. Germain tastes like, I would say there is a heavy note of lychee and a light note of citrus. It is slightly sweet enough on it's own to do well simply with club soda and a twist of lemon. At the party, however, we served three prescribed cocktails from St. Germain, each more potent and tasty than the next, with none overly sweet. Just right for this goldilocks.

CUCUMBER PUNCH 

(Garnished with Edible Flowers)

2 bottles of cucumber infused tequila*

1 bottle PLUS 1 cup of StG

1.5 cups fresh squeezed lime juice

1/3 bottle of sparkling wine

*Cucumber infused tequila:

Slice cucumbers into punch bowl and add 2 bottles of Corzo Silver Tequila. Cover and let sit at room temperature. 

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ST. GERMAIN WITH LYCHEE

2 bottles of Grey goose vodka

1 bottle of St Germain

6 cans of lychees WITH juice (save some lychees for garnishing)

3 Lemons cut into wheels

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ST. GERMAIN WITH CHAMPAGNE

we served it in crystal for extra beauty

For Party Pix: http://miamisunpost.com/snaps-jac-henri-launch/