How to Drink French Fluently: A Guide to Joie de Vivre with St-Germain Cocktails [A Cocktail Recipe Book] [Hardcover]

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).CONTENTS


Index of Cocktails 6 Introduction 8


BRUNCH 13
The Brunch Life 18
Rules of the Brunch Drink 25

DAYTIME 33
The Day Drinker’s Palate 40
The Jazz Age Lawn Party 48

APERITIF 57
The Low-Proof Cocktail Movement 68
Rules of the Aperitif Cocktail 75
Aperitif Hour in America 82
Aperitif at Home 92

DINNER 97
Culinary Cocktails 104
Mise en Place 110
Pairing Cocktails with Food lm