Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, a cognac based orange liqueur, Famous and loved world wide. The cognac used in production is aged at Chateau de Bourg, in the heart of the Charente region. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge is actually produced at Neauphle-le-Chateau. After lengthy maceration followed by distillation, the orange peels yield a flavoured spirit that, when carefully proportioned and blended with the cognac and sugar syrup, will produce Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge. Subsequently, successive heating and cooling processes produce the constants necessary for stabilizing the degree of alcohol wherever the final destination of the product (hot or cold climates). Last but not least, prior to bottling, Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge is aged in oak casks and is carefully filtered several times. |
| The History of Grand Marnier Starts at the beginning of the 19th century.
In 1827, in Neauphle le Chateau nobody's prepared for the fabulous destiny that is waiting the peaceful Lapostolle distillery. After a few years it acquires a solid reputation and as it was said then, the practice of a rich and faithful clientele. It seems to be enough for Jean-Baptiste, but his son will go further. It is the time of the German Invasion of 1870, the withdraw of Eugene Lapostolle in Cognac, who meanwhile, has taken over from his father. During his forced idleness, he visits Cognac where the noble Brandy waits for the end of the economic crisis. It is then, that he has a genius intuition: he buys a part of this production, an exceptional Cognac, slowly aged in oak vats. The war is ending, it is time to move back to Neauphle le Chateau. In Paris, the social life is starting again, the luxury products are in fashion all over town once more. This trend... Those Cognac oak vats... isn't there an idea to dig about? It is clear for Alex Marnier Lapostolle, the son in law of Eugene, that there must be something of interest in the concept. He researches, he experiments, he manipulates... exotic orange peels, Cognac... "Eureka", he finds out. Finally, he gathers all the family for the first official testing of the liqueur that is already standing out from the competition. Every body's amazed, fascinated, the entire world was going to agree with them: The Grand Marnier was Born. |