Since 1880, Grand Marnier, the famous French cognac-based orange liqueur, has been bringing a certain je ne sais quoi to our cocktail routines. And while most of us keep a bottle handy for elevating our margaritas, that’s not to only way to incorporate some grand flavor to your cocktail hour. Take a look at some of these delicious recipes that highlight Grand Marnier to shake up your drinking routine.
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Grand 75
Ingredients
1.5 oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge .75 oz fresh lemon juice 1 bar spoon simple syrup Dry champagne to top
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a champagne flute. Garnish with orange zest.
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Amaretto Sidecar
Ingredients
1 oz Luxardo Amaretto 2 oz Grand Marnier .5 oz lemon juice
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake hard. Strain into a martini glass garnished with a sugar rim.
By Erin Ward of Carmine’s in New York City, Atlantic City, NJ, Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas
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Gilded Grand
Ingredients
2 oz Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis-Alexandre .75 oz grapefruit juice .5 bar spoon honey .5 oz lemon juice
Instructions
Stir all ingredients in a rocks glass. Add ice. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and sprayed with orange flower water.
The Kachelofen
Ingredients
1.5 oz Wolfamer Amaro .75 oz Grand Marnier .75 oz Port Charlotte Whiskey
Instructions
Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel.
2 oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 10-15 fresh mint leaves
Instructions
Slap the mint and set it inside the bottom of a rocks glass or julep cup. Add the Grand Mariner and gently muddle. Top with crushed ice to the top of the cup or glass until it forms a cone. Garnish with a bouquet of fresh mint.
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Corpse Reviver
Ingredients
4 oz gin 2 oz Grand Marnier Juice of 1 lemon 2 oz simple syrup 2 oz sauvignon blanc Splash of absinthe 4 maraschino cherries
Instructions
Combine gin, Grand Marnier, absinthe, sauvignon blanc, and simple syrup in a large shaker, then add juice of one lemon. Add ice and shake for at least 30 seconds before pouring into coupe glasses. Garnish with two maraschino cherries skewered on bamboo cocktail sticks.
From Thumbtack chef and owner of Let’s Eat Sonoma, Michelle Fitzgerald
Grand Collins
Ingredients
1.5 oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge .75 oz lemon juice 1 barspoon simple syrup 3 oz soda water
Instructions
Build all ingredients in a shaker tin, add ice, and shake. Strain over ice into a Collins glass.
Pot O’Gold
Ingredients
.75 oz Chartreuse .75 oz Grand Marnier Splash of Fever Tree Tonic Water Edible gold flakes and microgreens
Instructions
Combine ingredients and mixing glass with ice and stir. Top with splash of tonic water and garnish with gold flakes and microgreens.
From The Four Seasons Denver in Denver, CO.
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Ghost Margarita
Ingredients
2 oz Avion Silver Tequila .5 oz Grand Marnier .5 oz lime juice .5 oz lemon juice 1.5 oz Ghost Chili Simple Syrup*
Add all ingredients together with ice in a cocktail shaker, shake and strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass that has a chili salt rim. Serve with a lime wheel and enjoy.
*Ghost Chili Simple Syrup: Take 1 cup of water and 1 cup of brown demerara with one dried ghost chili pepper, bring to a boil and let cool.
Courtesy of Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter in New York City
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Lauren Hubbard Writer Lauren Hubbard is a freelance writer and Town & Country contributor who covers beauty, shopping, entertainment, travel, home decor, wine, and cocktails.
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