Originally Posted by highview
...Also there is lighter, less alcoholic ( 18%)
aperitif called Pineau des Charentes which is very good.
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While an excellent aperitif (and mostly unknown in the US), pineau des charentes is not very good as a digestif (which is the primary use of grand marnier, at least as I drink it). Try calvados instead (again hard to get in the US, at least for the better grades).