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Grand Marnier

Grand Marnier

  • Liqueurs
  • Alcoholic

Grand Marnier is a French orange liqueur based on cognac, created in 1880 by Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. In the Cordon Rouge version, cognac makes up just over half of the blend, completed by a distillate of bitter orange peel and sugar. It tastes full and rounded, with candied orange and marmalade over vanilla and toffee. In cocktails it pairs orange with the warmth of cognac, as in the Grand Margarita, the B-52 and the Champagne Cocktail.

Strength: usually 40% ABV (legal minimum 15%).

Used in 3 cocktails.

Cocktails where it is essential (2)

As an optional or to-taste ingredient (1)

If you don't have it

  • Triple sec works

    The drink stays orange-led but is more neutral and dry, losing the body and the vanilla and toffee notes of the cognac.

  • Orange curaçao works

    Orange stays to the fore, with a little more spice and without the warmth of cognac; the result depends on the strength of the curaçao used.

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