Fantastic Frenchie Cocktail

Name: Fantastic Frenchie Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 4 ounces gin ((I used Bombay Sapphire)); 1.5 ounces St. Germain liqueur ((or other elderberry liqueur)); 6 ounces ruby red grapefruit juice; 2 ruby red grapefruit wedges; 1/2 ruby red grapefruit wheel (for martini glass)

Last updated on February 28, 2020. Originally posted on August 30, 2018 By Elaine 28 Comments

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This fantastic Frenchie cocktail recipe is so delicious, not only because it contains refreshing citrus juice, but also because the gin and St. Germain liqueur are perfectly balanced!

Short martini glass in front of the collins glass both filled with the Frenchie with a few slices of grapefruit in them

This fantastic Frenchie cocktail is new for me. My first thought when I sipped it was, “Where have you been all my life?”

Then I remembered that I couldn’t have had this Frenchie cocktail sooner because it’s only recently that I’ve discovered St. Germain liqueur. The Châtelaine cocktail is another recipe that uses this delicious elderberry cordial!

If you’ve used St. Germain before, what do you usually make with it? I’d love to know, so leave me a comment.

I’ve read online that this delicious cocktail was named “The Frenchie” by someone in England because it calls for elderberry liqueur. Who knows if it’s true? I certainly don’t. Maybe because in the Englishman’s mind, French equals flowery equals sweet equals elderberry liqueur? Or maybe because St. Germain was French?

Maybe. So, what do you think? And if you know why it’s named the Frenchie cocktail, do tell!

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Helpful tips

You can use either freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, or store bought. I prefer store bought because 1) it tastes so good and 2) you would need to squeeze a lot of grapefruits to make this drink, which is not cost effective.
Use a mid-level gin as you really won’t be able to taste the difference
There are a few elderberry liqueurs out here, but I like St. Germain because it doesn’t cost a lot of money and tastes amazing
You can choose to either shake this cocktail or stir it. I love shaking because it creates micro-chips of ice from your ice cubes

How to make the Frenchie cocktail

Pre-step

Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice and cut a few grapefruit wedges and a wheel. Get a measuring glass and glassware.

After measuring out each ingredient, pour it into the shaker.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – gin, St. Germain liqueur and ruby red grapefruit juice.

Gin, St. Germain liqueur and grapefruit on a green board

Step two

Measure 4 ounces of gin.

Gin measured with the bottle, glassware and shaker in the background

Step three

Measure 1 ½ ounces St. Germain liqueur.

Elderberry liqueur measured with the bottle, shaker and glasses in the background

Step four

Measure 6 ounces of grapefruit juice.

grapefruit juice measured out with a grapefruit, shaker and glasses in the background

Step five

Cap that cocktail shaker and shake it for 15 seconds before pouring the contents into the glasses. If you need a few more ice cubes, add them now.

Step six

Float a ½ slice of ruby red grapefruit in the wide glass and place wedges as garnish on the rim of each glass.

Tall Collins glass in front of the martini glass filled with the orange cocktail. There are grapefruit wedges on the side of the glasses

Vertical view.

And the overhead shot because the view is fine!

Overhead view of the pinkish Cocktail with a floating slice of grapefruit and another one on the rim of the glass

I hope you enjoyed this Frenchie cocktail recipe!

Other grapefruit juice cocktails

And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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