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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).

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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
SE¥ORITA 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
TÒTE-·-TÒTE, 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

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"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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