Grand Marnier
Varieties
Varieties
Cordon Rouge
Cordon Rouge or "Red Ribbon" is the original Grand Marnier liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It is consumed neat and is also used in cocktails and desserts.
Awards
Gold Medal World Spirits Competition, San Francisco 2001
4 Star recommendation from F. Paul Pacult Kindred Spirits, the Spirit Journal Guide
xceptional 94 points from the Beverage Tasting Institute
Cordon Jaune
Cordon Jaune or "Yellow Ribbon" 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 Crpes Suzette.
Cuve du Centenaire
Cuve 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 more expensive, at about US$145 per bottle.
Awards
uperlative 98 points from the Beverage Tasting Institute
5-star recommendation from F. Paul Pacult Kindred Spirits, the Spirit Journal Guide
Double Gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001
Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007
Cuve Speciale Cent Cinquantenaire
Grand Marnier 150, technically called Cuve Speciale Cent Cinquantenaire ("Special Sesquicentennial Edition"), was awarded a Gold Medal at the Salon des Arts Mnager in 1983 - Brussels, and is the finest type of Grand Marnier. Also Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2007. 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 previously marketed under the slogan "Hard to find, impossible to pronounce, and prohibitively expensive."
Awards
est of the Best Spirits in the Robb Report
uperlative 100 points from the Beverage Tasting Institute
5-star recommendation from F. Paul Pacult Kindred Spirits, the Spirit Journal Guide
est Liqueur at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2001
Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007
Cuve Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle
Cuve 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, Holland and France and liquor stores in Quebec.
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 Bche de Nol (Yule log). It is frequently used in recipes for cranberry sauce, as sweetness and citrus can be a contrast to the bitterness of cranberries. It is an ingredient for the preparation of Crpes Suzette, Grand Marnier Souffl and Crme brle.
Cocktails
Grand Marnier can be used to make cocktails. Some examples of these include the Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Sidecar, Dirty Harry, Grand Mimosa, B-52, and the Grand Marnier Fireball, the latter which derives its name specially from this liqueur.
Time-Stamp Labeling
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.[citation needed]
External links
Grand Marnier product website
Product History
BoozeBasher review of Navan
One Eyed Mikes - Grand Marnier Club
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