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The StiG
Whiter than white (actually "white wine" golden) yet mysterious. As for the taste, white wine acidity balances rich elderflower with spirituous lacing...
Marek Vranka
10th June at 22:48
this is dangerously too easily drinkable, considering the alcohol content...
15th April at 23:00
What a combination Calvados and Pisco turned out to be! I never had any doubts about St Germain and the wine, they were bound to play together, but never knew that Calvados and Pisco could play so well together.
Overall it's a great cocktail. Slightly sweet in the beginning which then dries up nicely on the end. The elderflower is clearly going to be a top note but every single ingredient gets to come out and make itself known.
Overall it's a great cocktail. Slightly sweet in the beginning which then dries up nicely on the end. The elderflower is clearly going to be a top note but every single ingredient gets to come out and make itself known.
23rd September 2025 at 17:24
Swapped out calvados for bourbon and white wine for rosé (that's what we had in / open) and added a maraschino cherry (because I'd just received my shiny new Birdy tongs, what a joy they are) and it still made a lovely refreshing early evening drink!
11th November 2023 at 17:16
Amazing, delicious, refreshing.
I used a 12 yr old Calvados Pays D'Auge and an Austrian natural white wine wabi-sabi white solera
I used a 12 yr old Calvados Pays D'Auge and an Austrian natural white wine wabi-sabi white solera
22nd October 2023 at 06:53
Enjoyed this refreshing drink does pack a bit of a punch has a nice herby after palate.
30th April 2023 at 15:51
tell you what this is absolutely fuckin sick.
23rd January 2022 at 01:26
This was wonderful and smooth. Did back off the St-Germain a little to make it a bit more dry. Perfect for an early evening cocktail.
12th May 2021 at 03:19
I added a generous squeeze (~1/3 oz-ish) lemon juice and a single grate of lemon rind in place of the lime twist for some brightness as mine was a bit 'heavy' despite the dryness of the calvados, but that could have been due to my brand of liquors. Very sippable. Can see the shake being beneficial (I shook!)
12th May 2021 at 06:30
I prefer young calvados to avoid the dryness that comes with prolonged aging. Avallen is a good example of such a calvados.