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Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge Cocktail Recipes

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Known for its iconic bottle shape, eccentric blend of cognac and exotic bitter oranges, and its ability to elevate pretty much every cocktail, especially the Grand Margarita – toast holiday season this year with a bottle of Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge.

Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge Cocktail Recipes

For something that extra bit special, a bottle of one of Grand Marnier’s elevated cuvée’s may also be just the thing, with the Grand Marnier Louis Alexandre and Cuvée du Centenaire retailing for a little more, but providing an exceptional drinking experience.  

Here are some favourite Grand Marnier cocktail recipes below for you to try at home.

Grand Margarita

Grand Marnier Cordon

Ingredients 

  • 1 oz | Grand Marnier® Cordon Rouge 
  • 1 oz | Espolon Tequila 
  • 0.75 oz | freshly squeezed lime juice 
  • 0.5 oz Agave Nectar or Simple Syrup (Optional) 
  • Ice cubes 
  • Lime garnish 

How to make 

  1. Fill a wide, shallow dish with 2-3 mm of fine salt.  
  2. Cut a lime in half at the width and rub around half of the rim of a margarita glass. Cut a thin, crosswise slice from one of the lime halves for garnish.  
  3. Holding glass upside down, dip wet half delicately into the salt.  
  4. Shake Grand Marnier®, Espolon Tequila and lime juice with ice in a cocktail shaker.
  5. Strain into glass and apply lime garnish to rim. 

Grand Old Fashioned 

Grand Marnier Cordon

Ingredients 

  • 1 oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 
  • 1 oz Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Bourbon 
  • 3 Dashes Aromatic Bitters 
  • Orange Twist 

How to make 

  1. Build cocktail in a double rocks glass. 
  2. Dash aromatic bitters first, next add Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, followed by the bourbon. 
  3. Add a large block ice cube and stir until well incorporated and chilled. 
  4. Garnish with an orange twist, expressing oils over the surface of the cocktail, then placing it on rim of cocktail glass. 
     

Grand 75

Grand Marnier Cordon

Ingredients 

  • 1.5 oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice 
  • 1 Barspoon simple Syrup 
  • 2 oz Dry Champagne 
  • Lemon Wheel 

How to make 

  1. Add all ingredients except champagne to a cocktail shaker. 
  2. Add ice and shake. 
  3. Strain into a coupe or flute glass and top with champagne. 
  4. Garnish with an orange peel. 

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