What is National Grand Marnier Day?
On July 14th, National Grand Marnier Day in the United States honors a spirit that adds citrus notes to cocktails and desserts. Since the 1880s, we've been enjoying the fruits of Grand Marnier's exquisite taste.
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Alexander Marnier-Lapostolle invented the orange liquor in the 1880s, but it was not until the 1880s that the orange liquor was invented. He took ten years to succeed in his grand experiment blending fruit liquors with cognac. When it did, Lapostolle gave birth to one very expensive spirit. It did. The cognac concoction combined one of the most expensive fruits of the time with a strong sense of humor, as well as a strong spirit. The end was truly grand. Not only does it add a dash of citrus when mixed into drinks and desserts, but Grand Marnier can also be enjoyed plain.
Grand Marnier souffle creme bruleé is used in a long line of desserts including liquor cream buns, Yule log, cranberry sauce, Crepes Suzette, and Grand Marnier souffle creme bruleé. Grand Marnier is also used in the sauce of the roasted duck dish, Canard a l'Orange.
***Some examples of the mixed drinks including Grand Marnier are Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Sidecar, Dirty Harry, Grand Mimosa, B-52, the Grand Marnier Smash, Grand Smash, Smash Marnier, Bloody Smash, Maced Marnier, Ace Marnier Smash, Frosty Smash, Smace, Grand Hound, Blood Pug, Clarke, Nogley and the Grand Marnier Fireball.
