Cocktail: Steak 954 “Rio Mar”
I recently wrote a review of "St-Germain Liqueur". Then I stumbled upon a delicious sounding cocktail which includes black-berry infused St-Germain. It was created by Bartender Jonathan Taylor from the restaurant Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Check out the recipe below.
Steak 954 Rio Mar
1 1 / 4 ounce black cherry bourbon
1 ounce blackberry-infused St. Germain
1 ounce lemon juice
Dash Angostura bitters
Ice
1 1 /2 to 2 ounces prosecco
3 St. Germain-infused blackberries
"How to make the drink: Put the bourbon, black-berry infused St. Germain, lemon juice and Angostura bitters into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled champagne flute. Add enough prosecco to fill the glass to about an inch from the top. Garnish by floating 3 infused blackberries on top of the drink. Makes 1 serving. — Tracey Broussard"
Found this recipe at the Sun Sentinel You can read about infusing the St-Germain and more in the source article.
Liqueur Review: St-Germain
While browsing through one of the larger discount liquor stores in Nashville TN I saw this liqueur I had not noticed before.
St-Germain Liqueur
I think the amazing bottle is really what got my interest, but never the less I had to give this one a try. It was $35 so not too pricey.
Background:
Doing a little reading a about St-Germain is interesting. Turns out it is a flower or floral liqueur made from Elderflowers and various other ingredients. St-Germain contains 100% natural ingredients and no preservatives which is points in my book. Worthy of note as well is the mention that St-Germain has roughly half the sugar of most Liqueurs. Though I have not seen the actual amounts in grams yet.
It imported from France by Maison 6ème Arr., Philadelphia, PA.
On the St-Germain website you can learn that every load of elderflowers they use to make this stuff is hand-picked and then bi-cycled.. yes bi-cycled from the foot hills of the Alps down to a market where they purchase them to make the liqueur.
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