Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 0,7 l

French liqueur made of bitter oranges and cognac, 40%vol

The original liqueur created in 1880 by Louis-Alexandre Marnier Lapostolle. A delicate blend of fine cognacs and distilled essence of tropical oranges with Marnier-Lapostolle's secret touch. Slow ageing in French oak casks gives it incomparable roundness and subtlety.

Coloured with caramel.

Grand Marnier is made in France from a secret recipe created by Louis-Alexandre Marnier Lapostolle in 1880.

Each year the finest eaux-de-vie, made exclusively with Ugni Blanc grapes, from the Cognac region's premier growing districts, are chosen. These eaux-de-vie have undergone two distinct distillations, using traditional copper pot stills. Stored in handcrafted oak casks, they are aged in the cellars of the Marnier Lapostolle family's Château de Bourg-Charente. When the time is right, the Cellar Master works with a wide variety of cognacs to create a blend that perfectly matches the flavour of the tropical Citrus bigaradia orange.

Only one kind of orange is used to create the orange essence: an exotic, wild variety called Citrus bigaradia. Mainly handpicked at the Marnier-Lapostolle plantation in the Caribbean, the oranges are cut into quarters while still green and therefore at their aromatic peak. The pulp is removed and the peels are left to dry in the tropical sun. Upon arrival at the family distillery in Neauphle-le-Château - established in 1827 - the dried orange peels are macerated in neutral alcohol.

This flavoured alcohol is then carefully distilled to produce an aromatic concentrate: essence of Citrus bigaradia. The cognac and essence of wild tropical oranges are carefully blended with other components, according to a secret recipe transmitted from father to son for generations , and is then slowly aged in French oak casks.

Grand Marnier liqueur is bottled in Gaillon-Aubevoye in the heart of Normandy. Each bottle is embellished with the famous red moiré ribbon, wax seal and label.

Producer: Marnier-Lapostolle, 91, bd Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France

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