A cocktail book celebrating French conviviality with recipes featuring St-Germain liqueur.
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).
By:
Drew Lazor,
Camille Ralph Vidal
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 236mm,
Width: 188mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 618g
ISBN: 9780399580291
ISBN 10: 0399580298
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 June 2017
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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 116 NIGHTCAP 125 Anatomy of a Nightcap 137 Building a Nightcap Bar 142 Syrups & More 150 INDEX OF COCKTAILS BRUNCH EAST OF EDEN, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Clyde Common, Portland 21 SEÑORITA SPRITZ, Lynnette Marrero, Llama Inn, Brooklyn 22 TIGER BEAT, Marta Jean Evans, Longman & Eagle, Chicago 29 GRIEVOUS ANGEL, Laurent Lebec, Big Star, Chicago 30 DAYTIME SAN PANCHO, Caitlin Laman, Chicago 36 SURF CITY SPRITZ, Dan Sabo & Harry May Kline, Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles 39 FOR REX, Neal Bodenheimer, Cure, New Orleans 44 NUDIE BEACH, Brian Griffiths, The Broken Shaker, Miami 47 FLAPPER’S DELIGHT, Julie Reiner, Clover Club, Brooklyn 51 DA HORA, Ivy Mix, Leyenda, Brooklyn 52 APERITIF RIVINGTON PUNCH, Natasha David, Nitecap, New York 63 C VIDAL, Pamela Wiznitzer, Seamstress, New York 64 LYSETTE, Franky Marshall, Le Boudoir, Brooklyn 70 A SCENTED STRETCH, Greg Best, Ticonderoga Club, Atlanta 73 AL FRESCO SPRITZ, Naren Young, Dante, New York 78 QUI OUI?, Nico de Soto, Mace, New York 81 THE SHINING PATH, Will Elliott, Maison Premiere, Brooklyn 85 GENTLEMAN CALLER, Abigail Gullo, Compère Lapin, New Orleans 86 THE ST-GERMAIN COCKTAIL, Robert Cooper 90 TÊTE-À-TÊTE, Xavier Herit, Wallflower, New York 95 DINNER VOODOO DOWN, Leo Robitschek, Eleven Madison Park, New York 106 DARLIN’ DON’T REFRAIN, Micah Melton, The Aviary, Chicago 109 KEYSTONE HIGHBALL, Julia Momose, GreenRiver, Chicago 113 SMOKED TOMATO, Matthew Biancaniello, Los Angeles 114 THE HUDSON GLACIER, Jay Bordeleau, Maven, San Francisco 118 FIORE DI FRANCIA, Ezra Star, Drink, Boston 121 NIGHTCAP SAILIN’ ON, Karri Cormican, Wildhawk, San Francisco 132 TURN DOWN SERVICE, Dan Greenbaum, Attaboy, New York 135 MIDNIGHT BOUQUET, Meaghan Dorman, Raines Law Room, New York 138 COOPER’S NIGHTCAP, Jamie Boudreau, Canon, Seattle 141 LICKETY SPLIT, Kimberly Rosselle, Trick Dog, San Francisco 145 DUBOUDREAU COCKTAIL, Jim Meehan, PDT, New York 146
DREW LAZOR is a food and drink writer and a regular contributor to PUNCH. His work has appeared in Bon Appetit, Conde Nast Traveler, and Lucky Peach. CAMILLE RALPH VIDAL is the global brand ambassador for St-Germain liqueur.
Reviews for How to Drink French Fluently: A Guide to Joie de Vivre with St-Germain Cocktails [A Cocktail Recipe Book]
""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, Saveur Praise 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
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