GRAND HOTEL

The bee liked it!

GRAND HOTEL
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.

Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie