Grand Marnier
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Grand Marnier (grän' mär-nyā') is a liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It is a kind of triple sec, made from a blend of true cognacs, distilled essence of orange, and other ingredients.
Grand Marnier is about 40% alcohol (80 proof). It is produced in several varieties, most of which can be consumed "neat" or can be used in mixed drinks.
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[edit] Cordon Rouge
Cordon Rouge or "Red Label" is the original Grand Marnier liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It is consumed neat and is also used in mixed drinks.
[edit] Awards
- Gold Medal World Spirits Competition, San Francisco 2001
- 4 Star recommendation from F. Paul Pacult’s Kindred Spirits, the Spirit Journal Guide
- “Exceptional” 94 points from the Beverage Tasting Institute
[edit] Cordon Jaune
Cordon Jaune or "Yellow Label" Grand Marnier is scarce in North America. It is only sold in some European countries and at some major international airports. Yellow Label Grand Marnier is generally regarded as being the lowest quality. It is made with neutral grain spirit rather than cognac. It is used for mixed drinks and cooking purposes, such as Crêpes Suzette.
[edit] Cuvée du Centenaire
Cuvée du Centenaire ("Centennial Edition"), was first released in limited quantities in 1927 to commemorate the 100th anniversary. It is made with 25-year-old fine cognacs and is consumed neat. It is considered pricey, at about $175 USD per bottle.
[edit] Awards
- “Superlative” 98 points from the Beverage Tasting Institute
- 5-star recommendation from F. Paul Pacult’s Kindred Spirits, the Spirit Journal Guide
- Double Gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001
[edit] Cuvée Speciale Cent Cinquantenaire
Grand Marnier 150, technically called Cuvée Speciale Cent Cinquantenaire ("Special Sesquicentennial Edition"), was awarded a Gold Medal at the Salon des Arts Ménager in 1983 - Brussels, and is the finest type of Grand Marnier. It is made with 50-year-old cognacs sealed within hand-finished frosted glass bottles featuring hand-painted Art Nouveau decorations. At approximately $220 USD per bottle, it was recently marketed under the slogan "Hard to find, impossible to pronounce, and prohibitively expensive." [1]
[edit] Awards
- “Best of the Best“ Spirits in the Robb Report
- “Superlative” 100 points from the Beverage Tasting Institute
- 5-star recommendation from F. Paul Pacult’s Kindred Spirits, the Spirit Journal Guide
- “Best Liqueur” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001
[edit] Cuvée Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle
Cuvée Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle is a special selection of cognacs taken from the best known districts (Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fins Bois and Bons Bois) and aged at length in oak casks. It is only available in duty-free shops in Canada and Holland and all of France.
[edit] Use in food
Grand Marnier is used in several kinds of pastries, such as liquor cream buns. It is also used in the French dessert known as Bûche de Noël (Yule log).
[edit] Grand Marnier Trivia
- The wedding celebration of Donald Trump and Melania Knauss featured a 5-foot-high, 50-pound, seven-tier orange Grand Marnier chiffon cake with a light Grand Marnier butter cream filling, topped with 3,000 white-icing roses designed by Mar-a-Lago pastry chef Cedric Barbaret. [[2]]
- Grand Marnier is featured in the Food Will Win the War song "Ice Cream & a Beer".
- In the later stages of his alcoholism, Canadian musician and songwriter Richard Manuel of The Band was consuming eight bottles of Grand Marnier per day.
- The bottle features the production date. For example, on the banderole round the bottle neck of a Cordon Rouge there is an L followed by two digits for the year, three digits for the day of the year and another two digits for the hour. L0606914 means the bottle was filled in 2006 on day number 69 (March 10) between 14:00 and 14:59.
