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It's up to you to pick the best destination-inspired Grand Marnier cocktails. After hundreds of entries from America's most creative bartenders, award-winning mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim has narrowed it down to ten.

See which ones transport you to faraway lands! Cast your vote below!

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Thai Basil
Joseph Ambrose
Dancing Crab, Washington, D.C.
Inspiration: Thailand
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¾ Fresh Basil Leaves
1 Quartered Orange
1 oz Grand Marnier
1 oz Gold Rum
½ oz Simple Syrup

Directions:
Muddle basil leaves, quartered orange and simple syrup in an old-fashioned glass. Add ice, Grand Marnier and rum. Roll 2-3 times and serve.


La Valencia
Christopher Cowan
Bar Celona, Chicago
Inspiration: Valencia, Spain
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2 oz Grand Marnier
1 oz Brandy
1 oz Blood Oranges
½ oz Lemon

Directions:
In a shaker mix all ingredients. Pour the liquid over ice and garnish with a thinly sliced blood orange over the cocktail.


The New World Cocktail
John Dupont
Silverton Casino, Las Vegas
Inspiration: Old World
& New World

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1 ¼ oz Appletons VX
½ oz Grand Marnier
¼ oz Galliano
1 oz Fresh Lemon Sour
3 dashes Peychaud Bitters

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Caramelize orange zest over the top. A Votre Sante!


Grand Redeemer
Bernard Gamsie
Circa Tabac, New York City
Inspiration: Brazil
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3 oz Mango Puree
2 ½ oz Patron (Tequila)
1 oz Grand Marnier
8 Mint leaves
1 dash Simple Syrup

Directions:
Muddle the mint leaves with simple syrup. Add ice, tequila, Grand Marnier, and mango puree. Shake with ice and pour into old fashioned glass.


Grand Plaza Centenaire
Rob Kenyon
The Plaza Hotel, NYC
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1 barspoon Ginger Puree
1 oz Hennessy V.S
¾ oz Grand Marnier 100th
¾ oz Orange Juice
¾ oz Lemon Juice
½ oz Simple Syrup

Directions:
Shake all ingredients and strain into a chilled martini glass.


From Apples to Oranges
Gaston Martinez
Nora's Cuisine. Las Vegas
Inspiration: Island of Curucao
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1 ½ oz Grand Marnier
¾ oz American Fruit Bourbon Barrel Apple Liqueur
¾ oz Monin lemongrass syrup
3 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
1 ½ oz Freshly squuzed lemon juice
3 slices Fresh red apple with skin
½ oz Eggwhites

Directions:
Place apple and syrup in mixing glass, muddle till almost liquid. Pour rest of ingredients in mixing glass, shake with ice hard for about 10 seconds. Strain and pour in a pre-chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish:
Candy an orange slice by boiling it.


Raspberry Prim
Jennifer Stackpole
Sweetwater Restaurant, Brooklyn
Inspiration: Wimbledon
tennis courts
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1 ½ oz Grand Marnier
3 oz Champagne/Prosecco
1 ½ oz Pimms
Raspberries/few berries
1 slice Blood orange
a few Mint leaves
1 Berry strawberry

Directions:
In a shaker, muddle the raspberry, orange and mint with a swill of Grand Marnier. Add the remaining Grand Marnier and Pimms and shake with a few cubes of ice. Transfer to a tall glass (Collins is fine) and top with Champagne. Garnish with strawberry and blood orange.


Mandarin Flip
Owen Thomson
Bourbon, Washington, D.C.
Inspiration: China
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1 oz Grand Marnier
¾ oz Hangar One Mandarin Vodka
½ oz Fresh Mandarin Orange Juice
1 Egg
1/2 oz Vanilla Syrup*

Directions:
*Vanilla syrup = 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water and one vanilla bean cut lengthwise. Bring to slight boil and simmer until clear, let cool and strain out vanilla bean. Combine all ingredients in a Boston shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled glass.


Caribbean Gold
LaTanya White
71 Proof, Tallahassee
Inspiration:
West Indies/Jamaica/Haiti
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1 ½ oz Grand Marnier
1 oz Passion Fruit Juice
1 oz Star Fruit puree*
1 small egg Egg White
1 pinch Edible Gold Flakes

Directions:
Add Grand Marnier, Passion Fruit Juice, Star Fruit puree and egg white with ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously to emulsify the egg white and produce a thick foam. Strain ingredients into Collins glass with fresh ice; garnish with star fruit slice and sprinkle with gold flakes.

(*To make the puree, blend one Star Fruit with one teaspoon of sugar.)


3/o
Elad Zvi
Domo Japones, Miami
Inspiration:
Asia/France/Middle East
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4 oz Kumquats
1 oz Grand Marnier
½ oz St. Germain
2 oz Floral sake
1 oz Lychee Lebanese orange blossom foam

Directions:
4 kumquats cut in ½. Pour 1 oz Grand Marnier. Muddle, Pour ½ oz St. Germain, 2oz Sake. Shake for 12 seconds. Pour into highball full of crushed ice. Top with foam of lychee Lebanese orange blossom.


  

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