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How to Drink French Fluently: A Guide to Joie de Vivre with St-Germain Cocktails
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Product Description A cocktail book celebrating French conviviality with recipes featuring St-Germain liqueur. Bring an effortless French sensibility to any occasion with the transporting flavor of St-Germain, the captivating elderflower liqueur beloved by bartenders everywhere. How to Drink French Fluently contains more than 30 cocktail recipes by some of the top names in the bartending world including Jim Meehan, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, and Julie Reiner. Organized by time of day, with suggestions for brunch, aperitifs, and nightcaps, How to Drink French Fluently also includes information on pairing cocktails with food, the low-proof cocktail movement, and other entertaining tips and anecdotes sure to stimulate joie de vivre. Recipes include the ethereal East of Eden (an elegant brunch drink with gewurztraminer syrup and egg white), the refreshing and tropical Nudie Beach (a daytime sipper with honeydew and passionfruit), and the cozy Turn Down Service (a soporific pairing of scotch and tawny port). Review "A simple, straightforward read—complete with pretty, let-it-be-summer-already photos by Lizzie Munro—that intersperses short essays about each drinking period of the day (brunch, aperitif hour, the nightcap) with recipes from top bartenders to fit them."—Dan Q. Dao, SaveurPraise for St-Germain liqueur: "I love working with St-Germain. It's the perfect sort of liqueur to experiment with."—Gary Regan, author of The Joy of Mixology "Maybe the best new liqueur released in the last two decades, St-Germain is a revelation due to its delicacy and its unique flavor."—Spirit Journal "St-Germain is a truly artisan product, produced with real craftsmanship."—Audrey Saunders, owner of Pegu Club "An instant classic."—Jim Meehan, owner of PDT About the Author DREW LAZOR is a food and drink writer and a regular contributor to PUNCH. His work has appeared in Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, and Lucky Peach. CAMILLE RALPH VIDAL is the global brand ambassador for St-Germain liqueur. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. RULES OF THE BRUNCH DRINK GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT. The most persistent brunch-cocktail categories are popular for a reason: they work. There’s certainly room for creativity on the service side of the brunch bar, but working within the parameters of classic brunch drinks is a wise move. “No one wants to get into experimental drinks in the middle of the day,” says Xavier Herit of New York’s Wallflower. BRUNCH DRINKING = SESSION DRINKING. The leisurely pace of brunch usually means multiple rounds are in order. “You’d like people to have two, three drinks and enjoy—not have one and be done,” says Lynnette Marrero of Brooklyn’s Llama Inn. “You want to have sessionable drinks on the brunch menu.” PUT REFRESHMENT FIRST. Daytime cocktails can certainly pack a kick, but their blow should be tempered with the most versatile tools available to brunch bartenders, fresh in-season fruit and bubbles among them. “There’s a desire to not have these heavy, clunky drinks anymore. Citrusy, refreshing, sparkling cocktails tend to be very good at that time of day,” says Marrero. DON’T EXPECT A CURE. It makes sense that many brunch enthusiasts are in the market for liquid relief. Don’t get too wrapped up in this. “We just make a good drink, and try not to assign any sort of mythological healing properties to it,” says Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Portland’s Clyde Common. SAN PANCHO “MANZANILLA AND STRAWBERRIES ARE very good friends,” explains Caitlin Laman, a recent Mexico City transplant by way of San Francisco’s Trick Dog, who combines the two for her south-of-the-border spin on a simple Collins. Named after the Mexican moniker for San Francisco, CA (a common place-name in Mexico), the San Pancho swaps the typical gin base for manzanilla sherry to better balance the floral notes of St-Germain. Made tall with a measure of soda water, the San Pancho is designed for all-day drinking. 1½ ounces m
