How are these spirits made?
Each product is produced in small batches using only the finest ingredients. Take the St. Germain, for example, produced from 100% fresh, wild elderflower blossoms grown in the foothills of the French Alps. These delicate flowers are hand-picked in late spring when at their peak level of flavor and aroma and macerated using age-old techniques. They provide a delicate, refined balance of grapefruit, white peach, passion fruit and lemon flavors but with less than half the sugar content of most liqueurs. The result is a light, refreshing and incredibly versatile product which can be served chilled neat or to add character and complexity to cocktails.

What do you recommend drinking this liqueur with?
The signature drink is the St. Germain Cocktail which is 1/3 white wine (Sauvignon Blanc), 1/3 St. Germain and 1/3 soda served on rocks and garnished with a lemon twist or, for the Asian palate, we use a sprig of lemon grass. For an upscale variation you can substitute the white wine with Prosecco or Champagne.

Neat, chilled, as a cocktail—how do you drink this stuff?
Many bartenders will use St. Germain for a variation on classic cocktails such as a St. Germain gin & tonic, St. Germain mojito, St. Germain margarita, gimlet, martini, Manhattan and sangria. It’s almost impossible to find a spirit St. Germain does not mix with.

Do you have a favorite cocktail recipe for one of them?
My personal favorites, after the signature cocktail, are the Pear Tree martini (1 1/2 shots pear vodka, 1 1/2 shots St. Germain, splash of fresh lime juice, all shaken and strained into a martini glass garnished with fresh pear) and also The St. Rita (1 1/2 shots Siete Leguas Blanco tequila, 1 shot St. Germain, 1/2 fresh lime squeezed, all shaken then poured into a rock ice-filled glass).

Where can we try these spirits? What restaurants are offering them?
You can find St. Germain in several 5-star Bangkok hotels like the Westin, St. Regis, Sheraton Grande and Grand Hyatt, as well as upscale bars and restaurants such as Zuma and Bo.lan.