We’re donning sweaters and giving up our shorts, yes summer is officially over, but I’m still trying to hang on to it just a little bit. I always loved the look of the St. Germain bottles, and had some great cocktails that used it, but it was never a staple of my home drinks. My husband bought me a bottle as a gift and we challenged ourselves to see what cocktail creations we could dream up. St. Germain is an elderflower liquor blended with cane sugar, and a little citrus, so it has a light flowery and slightly fruity flavor. We thought it would go nicely with a special cocktail to remind us of summer sweet tea and pair it with a honey whiskey to warm us up for the coming chill.
Ingredients
- Honey Whiskey
- St. Germain Elderflower Liquor
- Tea (we just put 4 tea bags in a mason jar of filtered water out in the sun for 3-4 hours)
- Mint leaves
- Lemon
- Ginger Root (optional, but recommended)
- Cocktail shaker
Directions
(makes two drinks)
- Cut two small slice of ginger root about as thick as a quarter
- Slice lemon in two, squeeze half lemon into shaker, slice the remaining half, add two slices to the shaker and save the remaining as garnish
- Add 8 medium sized mint leaves
- Add 3 ounces of Honey Whiskey
- Add 10 ounces of tea
- Honey to taste
- Add about an ounce of St. Germain
- Throw in 7-8 ice cubes and get shaking
- Strain into glass with ice cubes
- Garnish with mint and lemon slices
So what’s the verdict on this cocktail innovation Mr. BeWhatWeLove put together? Refreshing, well balanced, and a wonderful so long to summer cocktail. Cheers!
