1 cl Beefeater Gin
2 cl Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
3 cl Aperol
10 ml Monin Cranberry
Pour all ingredients in a mixing glass, filled with ice cubes and squeeze lime peel over the mixture. Stir thoroughly and strain into a pre-chilled cocktail glass. Position decoration, garnish with lime and serve.
My Grand Lady was the award-winning cocktail of the 2nd edition of the Grand Marnier Trophy, held in Monte Carlo, on June 18, 2003. National preliminaries, with over 3000 bartenders participating, delivered in a distinguished group of 25 finalists, from as many European countries. With his audacious mixture of gin, Grand Marnier, and Aperol, flavored with scents of cranberry and lime, Peter Weisnegger won himself 14-day trip across the Australian continent. After his victory, he communicated to the press that “Whiel coming up with the name My Grand Lady, I was thinking about my wife as well as about Grand Marnier: they are both great and perfect!”