World Cocktail Day is a celebration of cocktails around the globe, marking the publication date of the first definition of a cocktail on May 13, 1806, in a New York newspaper.
“Cocktail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” – The Balance and Columbian Repository,1806
The word comes from term cocktail previously used to describe a horse of mixed breed.
To celebrate, make a toast with these Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge cocktails
GRAND TONIC
50ml. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
Tonic water
Ice cubes
Orange slice
Eccentric garnish (raspberry/grape)
Place the ice cubes in a balloon glass and add Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge.Top up with tonic water and stir well before adding the orange slice. Finish by adding the eccentric garnish
GRAND SIDECAR
50 l. / 1.5oz. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
20 ml./ 0.5 o .cognac
20ml. / 0.5oz. fresh lemon juice
In a cocktail shaker combine Grand Marnier, cognac and fresh lemon juice. Add ice and shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into prepared coupe glass and serve.
GRAND MARGARITA
30ml. / 1oz. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
30ml. / 1oz. tequila
20ml. / 0.5oz. fresh lime juice
Lime wedge to garnish
Begin by filling a wide, shallow dish with 2-3 mm of fine salt. Cut a lime in half and rub around half of the glass rim. Then, holding the glass upside down, dip the wet half delicately into the salt, so that it adheres to the rim to a thickness of 2-3 mm. Shake the Grand Marnier, tequila and lime juice with ice and strain into the glass. Apply lime wedge to the rim of the glass.
GRAND COLLINS
50 ml. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
15 ml. fresh lemon juice
Soda water
Ice cubes
Orange zest
Eccentric garnish (raspberry/grape)
Place the ice cubes in a highball glass and add Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, before adding the fresh lemon juice. Top up with soda water and stir well before adding the orange zest. Finish by adding the eccentric garnish.
