Three Delicious St-Germain Cocktails That are as Easy as Un, Deux, Trois

Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is an Editor at…

Inspired by the French-American actress who founded a boisterous cabaret on the site of the Pennsylvanian boutique hotel River House at Odette’s, the nouveau property created a trio of original Bastille Day cocktails using France’s St-Germain elderflower liqueur. All three libations were designed to be both sophisticated yet easy to make and sip all summer long, thanks to complimentary citrus, herbal, and floral notes.

NOUVEAU JOUR

It’s a new day for France! Melding tangy ginger with herbaceous St. Germain, this crowd-pleasing cocktail puts an unexpected spin on the premium elderflower liqueur using ginger beer juxtaposed with sparkling wine for an effervescent sensation.

1 ½ oz. St-Germain

2 oz. dry sparkling wine

2 oz. ginger beer

2 dash grapefruit bitters

Method: Pour ingredients in a Collins glass, add ice and stir. Garnish with a fresh sprig of mint

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

This easy-to-craft cocktail was named after the cinematic hit featuring Odette Myrtil, the cabaret proprietor that River House at Odette’s was named for.

1 ½ oz. St-Germain

2 oz. dry sparkling wine

2 oz. grapefruit soda

Method: Pour ingredients in a Collins glass, add ice and stir. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.

BISOUS

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Bisous is both an aesthetically pleasing – and palate pleasing – cocktail made for leisurely sipping during warm summer afternoons.

1 ½ oz. St-Germain

2 oz. sparkling rose

1 oz. grapefruit juice

1 oz sparkling water

2 dashes rose water

Method: Pour ingredients in a Collins glass, add ice and stir. Garnish with a grapefruit twist

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Bastille Day Cocktail Cocktails France Paris River House at Odette's St-Germain

Vicki Arkoff

Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is an Editor at Large for JustLuxe and a founding editor for Holiday Goddess, the online destination for chic women travelers from the editors of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Conde Nast Traveler, and BBC. Her travel and lifestyle reports can also be been seen in Atlas Obscura, The Awesomer, DaySpa, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, JustLuxe, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Toronto Star, WellSpa 360, WestJet Magazine, Where Traveler, Where Guestbook, Yahoo News, and dozens more. She's co-author of the bestselling Holiday Goddess books (HarperCollins and iTunes) including 'The Holiday Goddess Guide to Paris, London, New York, Rome,' a travel Top 10 staple. As editor, Vicki's other books include 'Sinatra' (DK), 'Inside Mad' (Time-Life) and 'Virgin Los Angeles' (Virgin Books). She is one of the Usual Gang of Idiots for MAD Magazine, an entertainment reporter (Daily Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, CREEM), and authorized biographer for pop culture icons from the Beach Boys to Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney to MC Hammer.