16 Elderflower Liqueur Cocktails Perfect for Summer

St-Germain liqueur: It’s dangerously tasty, what with its bright and fragrant flavor. If you’ve never tried it, this summer is the time to give it a shot. Mixed with the right ingredients, this elderflower liqueur will have you hooked on the first sip.

For a brief history, St-Germain is made from flowers gathered in the spring from the hillsides in the French Alps. Fancy, right? As for the price of a bottle of this floral liqueur, depending on where you get it, you can find it for a little under $40 ($37.49 at Total Wine). So, yes, it’s steep, but it’s absolutely worth it — especially if you use the liqueur in one of these 16 delicious, refreshing cocktail recipes.

From a blood orange cocktail to a white cosmopolitan, these St-Germain cocktails are perfect to sip on these warm summer days. Oh, and did we forget to mention they’re really pretty too? (But not too pretty to drink!).

A version of this article was originally published in April 2016.

White Cosmopolitan

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Mix vodka, St-Germain, lime juice and white cranberry juice for this sophisticated white cosmo.
Frenchie Cocktail

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The splash of refreshing citrus juice takes this French cocktail to a whole 'nother level.
Muddled Monarch Cocktail

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Grapefruit and mint make this St-Germain cocktail especially refreshing.
Cranberry & St-Germain Pitcher Sparkler

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Combine just four ingredients — vodka, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, cranberry juice and club soda — and you have a refreshing sparkling cocktail.
Lychee Sangria

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St-Germain and lychee make this white sangria anything but ordinary.
Cucumber-Mint Gin Fizz

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Cooling cucumber and fragrant St-Germain make this a spaworthy sipper.
St-Germain & Black Currant Martini

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Black currant juice mixed with St-Germain, vodka and lemon is a refreshingly fruity martini.
St-Germain Pineapple Cocktail

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A combination of pineapple, rum, gin and St-Germain makes for a fun and fruity cocktail.
Blood Orange Champagne Floats

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Warm summer days call for these blood orange sorbet, Champagne and St-Germain floats.
Grapefruit, Elderflower & Rosemary Vodka Cocktail

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These grapefruit, elderflower and rosemary vodka cocktails look almost too pretty to drink. Almost.
St-Germain & Champagne Spritzer

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Cocktails don't get simpler (or more delicious) than this St-Germain and Champagne spritzer.
Elderflower Smash

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Bitters give an edge to this citrusy St-Germain and mint cocktail.
St-Germain & Ruby Red Cocktail

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St-Germain, with its floral, citrusy flair, is a natural pair with grapefruit juice and gin.
St-Germain Gin & Tonic

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The classic gin and tonic gets an upgrade thanks to a splash St-Germain and lime in this cocktail.
The French Tart

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Rosemary adds an herbal complexity to this elderflower and grapefruit cocktail.
Blood Orange-Elderflower Gin Cocktail

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You can never go wrong with blood orange. Just look at how stunning that cocktail is!
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