Ingredients
- 8-10 oranges – you’ll want unsprayed or organic oranges, since you will be using the peels
- 1.75 liter bottle of Brandy
- A large glass jar- something with a wide opening to get the orange peels in and out
Preparation
Step 1
Rinse and dry all of the oranges, then gently remove the surface layer of the peel with a vegetable peeler.
You want to be really careful not to get any of the white pith below the orange part. It’s really bitter and wont add a very nice flavor to your Grand Marnier.
Once you have peeled all of the oranges, put them into your glass jar.
Pour in the entire bottle of brandy and put the lid on the jar. Store the jar in a cool, dry place for 30 days. Check on it once every few days and give the jar a little swirl to mix up the contents.
After brandy mixture has been stored for 4 weeks, Stir together 1 cup of water and 2 cups of sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, until sugar is completely dissolved. Let sugar mixture (simple syrup) cool completely.
Meanwhile, Pour the brandy/orange peel mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
Throw away all of the orange peels from the jar. Add the cooled simple syrup to the brandy mixture.
Line the strainer with a coffee filter and pour the Grand Marnier through the filter. Once all of the mixture has filtered through replace with a new filter and strain again. Repeat this process 2-4 more times until Grand Marnier is clear.
Transfer the Grand Marnier to bottles and refrigerate before serving. Store in the refrigerator or freezer for up to 1 year.