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His granddaughter Julia married Louis-Alexandre Marnier in 1876, and four years later, the Marniers released a signature cognac with Haitian bitter orange. [3] Swiss hotelier César Ritz (1850–1918) reportedly came up with the name "Grand Marnier" for Marnier-Lapostolle, who in return helped him purchase and establish the Hotel Ritz Paris. [4]
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Grand Marnier, an orange flavored cognac; Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle created Grand Marnier This page was last edited on 29 December 2019, at 09:10 (UTC). Text is ...
XO ("extra old") or Napoléon designates a blend in which the youngest brandy is stored for at least six years. [47] Hors d'âge ('beyond age') is a designation formally equal to XO for Cognac, but for Armagnac it designates brandy that is at least ten years old. In practice, the term is used by producers to market a high-quality product beyond ...
Chambord: a liqueur made from cognac infused with black and red raspberries and Madagascar vanilla; Domaine de Canton: a cognac based ginger liqueur; Grand Marnier: a liqueur made from cognac and distilled essence of bitter orange; Pineau des Charentes: a sweet apéritif, composed of a cognac eau-de-vie and grape must, made in the Charente region
Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, creator of the Grand Marnier liqueur. Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle (born Marnier; 4 March 1857 – 29 January 1930) was a French businessman who developed Grand Marnier, an orange-flavored cognac liqueur, in 1880. He learned how to distill from his father, a wine-and-spirit merchant.
This is a list of national liquors.A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation.