St Germain Gin Fizz Recipe
This easy St Germain Gin Fizz recipe is a simple-to-make elderflower gin cocktail perfect to unwind with at the end of a long day. With just 4 ingredients, your favorite gin is paired with elderflower liquor for a slightly floral, sophisticated drink you can mix together in just a few minutes!
This easy-to-make St Germain Gin Fizz cocktail recipe is perfect for any occasion. It is slightly sweet, slightly floral and can be garnished to look very pretty in the glass.
Why this recipe works
This is a classic gin fizz recipe but with a twist!
St Germain – my favorite French elderflower liquor – is such a versatile ingredient that is perfect for adding a bit of floral flavor and sweetness to cocktails. It turns a simple gin fizz into something extra special!
Related: Classic Gin Gimlet
This St Germain Elderflower Gin Fizz recipe is super refreshing and slightly herbal. It has a light elderflower flavor but it is subtle.
Topping the drink up with soda softens the gin a little which is great if you are just starting our with gin cocktails.
Sometimes you end up with a bottle of St Germain because of a simple St Germain Champagne cocktail, but there is so much more you can do with it. Browse all of my St. Germain Cocktail recipes.
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make the perfect St Germain Gin Fizz:
- St Germain
- Fresh Lime
- Gin
- Club Soda, chilled
St Germain is my go-to elderflower liqueur as it is the easiest to get hold of, but if you have another on your bar instead used that!
I think fresh lime juice is best in this recipe as you can really taste it in the final drink making it super refreshing but if you only have Rose’s Lime Cordial you could try using that instead.
I’m using this pretty botanical bottle of Silent Pool Gin (they sent me a bottle to make cocktails with) at the moment as I really love the botanical flavors in gin-foward drinks. Whichever bottle you’ve got open at the moment will work fine too.
Make sure you use a soda water with plenty of fizz like LaCroix rather than a sparkling water or there won’t be enough fizz in your drink!
See the printable recipe card for quantities and full recipe.
Directions
Step 1
Measure the St Germain into a cocktail shaker.
Step 2
Then add the gin and lime juice.
Step 3
Add ice and shake well.
Step 4
Strain into a glass with fresh ice.
I like to use a large ice cube which causes less dilution as it melts and looks cute. Very important. ;)
Step 5
Top with club soda.
Step 6
Make a simple garnish with a dried or fresh lime wheel. Enjoy!
Variations
- Use cucumber soda – add a refreshing cucumber element to this elderflower gin fizz by topping it up with cucumber soda, or even muddling a few cucumber slices in the bottom of the cocktail shaker with the St Germain and gin before adding the ice.
- Add herbs – fresh thyme would go really well in this drink, either as a garnish or muddled in the cocktail shaker.
- Sub in fresh lemon – lemon also goes really well with gin and St Germain so add a twist to this drink by switching out the lime juice for lemon. Make it a Silver Fizz Cocktail by also adding a dash of simple syrup and an egg white to the cocktail shaker.
- Add bitters – I’m a firm believer that a dash of your favorite cocktail bitters instantly improves almost any drink!
Frequently Asked Questions
I’d recommend a short cocktail glass, otherwise topping with soda water your drink will become too diluted.
Well, it would not be a gin fizz if you replaced the gin but vodka would also work in this recipe to make a delicious drink!
An elderflower syrup for the St Germain or a 0% gin are good substitutions for a lighter drink, but I’d recommend only trying one of these rather than both at once!
More Easy St. Germain Cocktail Recipes
- Elderflower White Wine Spritzer
- Best Elderflower French Gimlet Recipe with St Germain
- St Germain Champagne Cocktail Recipe with Pink Champagne
- Easy St Germain and Soda Recipe
- Best Hugo Spritz Recipe with St Germain
- Basil and Gin Cocktail
- Elderflower St Germain and Soda
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An Easy St Germain Elderflower Gin Fizz Cocktail
Ingredients
- 0.75 oz St Germain
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 1.5 oz gin
- 1.5 oz club soda chilled
Instructions
- Add the St Germain, lime and gin to a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice and shake well.
- Strain into a glass.
- Top with club soda.
Notes
- Use cucumber soda – add a refreshing cucumber element to this elderflower gin fizz by topping it up with cucumber soda, or even muddling a few cucumber slices in the bottom of the cocktail shaker with the St Germain and gin before adding the ice.
- Add herbs – fresh thyme would go really well in this drink, either as a garnish or muddled in the cocktail shaker.
- Sub in fresh lemon – lemon also goes really well with gin and St Germain so add a twist to this drink by switching out the lime juice for lemon. Make it a Silver Fizz Cocktail by also adding a dash of simple syrup and an egg white to the cocktail shaker.
- Add bitters – I’m a firm believer that a dash of your favorite cocktail bitters instantly improves almost any drink!
