Stormin' Gorman

Name: Stormin' Gorman
Ingredients: 3 oz Mandarin Orange Vodka; 1 oz Lemon Juice; 0.25 oz Grand Marnier

By Patrick Muldowney

Submitted on: November 22, 2023

Refreshing

Spirit Forward

Hello friends! Once again, we are honoring a long-closed restaurant; this time, Strings Restaurant from Denver, CO, which closed in 2012 after 27 years in business. Tonight's drink is my version of an early signature drink called the "Stormin' Gorman". It calls for Mandarine Napoléon Liquer, vodka, and Cointreau, but I used Mandarin Orange flavored vodka from Rock Town Distillery, one of my favorite distilleries to visit when I am in Little Rock. Substituting this vodka for the Mandarine Napoléo...

Ingredients

3 oz
Mandarin Orange Vodka

1 oz
Lemon Juice

0.25 oz
Grand Marnier

Tools

Boston Shaker
Hawthorne Strainer

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Martini

Estimated strength

About 24% ABV (estimate)

By Patrick Muldowney

Home Cocktail Enthusiast

Amateur home mixologist working through vintage and contemporary cocktail books, one drink at a time

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1. Fill mixing glass with ice. 2. Add vodka, lemon juice, and Grand Marnier. 3. Shake. 4. Strain into a chilled martini glass. (Courtesy of Christine Gorman at Strings, Denver, Colorado)

Editor's Note

Mandarin-infused vodka meets the depth of Grand Marnier in this bright, citrus-forward sour. A clean, smooth sipper that highlights the spirit's botanical profile.