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| The bee liked it! |
1 ½ measure Grand Marnier
1 ½ measure gin
½ measure dry vermouth
Dash lemon juice
Just as every type of
cookie has a martini, every classy hotel has a signature cocktail. There are
many Grand Hotels in the U.S. There are Grand Hotels in Mackinac Island, Michigan,
Ocean City, Maryland, and Sunnyvale, California, just to name a few. But the
GRAND HOTEL cocktail is named after the Savoy Hotel in London, England.
It was often referred to as the Grand Hotel in the 1920s when this unique cocktail
was invented.
To make the GRAND HOTEL cocktail, put the ingredients above
into a cocktail shaker, add ice, shake and strain into a short cocktail glass.
Ice is optional, but garnish with a lemon slice if you have one, squeezing in a
bit of the juice first.
My first sip of the GRAND HOTEL made my lips pucker and my
head shake. It was very strong. I would describe the taste as lemon and orange and woo woo! Thank
goodness for the lovely flavor of the Grand Marnier or I don’t think I would
have given this cocktail the time it needed to get better. Though the recipe
doesn’t call for ice, the GRAND HOTEL definitely got an upgrade with the addition
of lots of ice and a melt. The watered-down version of this cocktail was more
lemony with a pleasant aftertaste. A nearby bee sure liked it and kept following
Hubby’s glass every time he moved it. He’ll be buzzing all night.Cocktail Connie
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