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St Germain Elderflower Liqueur

St-Germain is the world's first elderflower liqueur, made with hand-picked elderflower petals macerated in grape neutral spirit within 48 hours of being...
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Ron Lucente’s Avatar Ron Lucente
28th January 2023 at 16:21
Does it have a shelf life?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
29th January 2023 at 09:10
It will change colour and flavour, especially if the bottle is exposed to sunlight &/or excessive heat. As with most products, best stored in a cool dark place. While it may taste more honeyed and less floral, still OK to use - 20% alc./vol. prevents bacterial growth.
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Derrick Pohl’s Avatar Derrick Pohl
19th February 2021 at 09:33
2) Elderflower's botanical name, sambucus nigra, sounds a lot like Sambuca the drink. Coincidence, or is there a connection?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th February 2021 at 12:07
I believe sambuca was originally made with elderberry wine, so the connection.
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Derrick Pohl’s Avatar Derrick Pohl
19th February 2021 at 09:28
1) Not clear whether the 180 g sugar per litre is added to the infused spirit before or after it's diluted with water to bring the alcohol content down to the 20% alc/vol of the finished product. I'm trying to find the sugar content of the finished product.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th February 2021 at 12:02
The sugar content of the finished liqueur is 180 grams of sugar per litre.
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Adam .’s Avatar Adam .
11th December 2020 at 04:40
Described as... what?! The suspense is killing me!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
11th December 2020 at 08:10
Bartender's ketchup. Thanks for bringing the omission to my attention. Now fixed.
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