The Lumière – A Chartreuse Cocktail

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Last Updated on October 6, 2022 by The Noms

A great drink that we have fallen in love with, the Lumiere Cocktail. A classic combination.

 

While attending the recent Grand Opening of Spirit World I purchased a bottle of St. Germain, a French elderflower liqueur that I have always had mixed in cocktails as a complementary spirit to add a bit of sweetness to a cocktail.

 

 

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The Lumiere Cocktail Recipe

I hadn’t run across any cocktails that used St. Germain as the base spirit, so I started checking out various St. Germain cocktails and while doing some research I came across an interesting sounding cocktail on Saveur called the Lumiere. The Lumiere is a classic gin cocktail, with the base of gin and lime juice, with green chartreuse and we love it served in this beautiful tulip glass!

 

Angostura Bitters

 

If You are Looking for a Classic Cocktail, Try These!

• Gin and Jam
• Blood and Sand
• Clover Club
• Christmas Old Fashioned
• Ward Eight
• Raspberry Gimlet
• Maple Old Fashioned
• Pimm’s Cup
• Apple Cider Sidecar
• Boulevardier
• Lavender Bee’s Knees
• Hibiscus Salty Dog
• Pisco Sour
• Champs Elysees

 

The Lumiere was developed in Brooklyn, New York as a movie inspired cocktail at the Nitehawk Cinema, a dinner and drinks movie theater by their director of beverages Jen Marshall. Using gin, St. Germain and green chartreuse, this cocktail has a complex layered flavor profile that is sweet and herbal with a nice warming mouth feel.

 

 

 

 

What Ingredients do you Need for the Lumiere Cocktail?

• Fresh squeezed lime juice
• Gin
• Orange Bitters
• Green Chartreuse
• St Germain Elderflower Liqueur

 

Fresh lime juice balances the sweetness of the St. Germain and brings a bright tartness that teases the tongue. The green chartreuse and fresh lime gives the drink a lovely light green color that looks luminescent like the drinks name sake.

 

Mixing Glass / Tulip Glass (ours is vintage, sorry!) / Bar Spoon / Jigger / Juicer

 

If You Are Looking for More Recipes with Liqueur, Try These!

• Banana Liqueur
• Cherry Amaretto Boozy Marshmallows
• Ginger Snap
• Allspice Dram
• Cargo Cult
• Salted Butterscotch Bourbon White Russian
• Woodsman
• Cherry Blossom
• Blood Orange Sidecar

 

La Lumiere Cocktail

While the Lumiere is full of flavor, it is almost all spirits so this is a strong cocktail. It also should be served in a coupe, as it should be served without ice, with all the cooling and dilution taking place in the mixing glass before serving. If you want a clear sipping cocktail, that is also pretty strong, but perfect for springtime, try our The Spring is Here!

 

 

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Like this recipe? Try these below, too!

The Monk’s Muse Cocktail

 

The Last Word Cocktail

 

Other Chartreuse Cocktails

• The Champs Elysees
• Chartreuse Swizzle – Punch Drink
• Chartreuse Smash – Bon Appetit
• The Last Word – David Lebovitz
• Chartreuse In the Evening – VinePair

Other St Germain Cocktails

• The French Tart
• The Red Hound
• Fruity Elderflower Sangria – Home & Plate
• Blood Orange Elderflower Gin – The Little Epicurean
• St-Germain Cocktail – Liquor.com

 

PIN THIS LUMIERE RECIPE FOR LATER!

 

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