Triple sec
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Triple sec is a colorless (or nearly colorless), orange-flavored liqueur used in numerous mixed drinks and recipes as a sweetening and flavoring agent.
Contrary to popular belief, the original triple sec is not Cointreau, a liqueur 'developed' by Adolphe and Edouard-Jean Cointreau in Angers, France in 1849.
Triple sec was invented in 1834 by Jean-Baptiste Combier in Saumur, France. 'Original Combier Triple sec' is still made today using only sun-dried orange skins from Haiti that are steeped in alcohol for 24 hours and distilled in 100 year old copper stills to create a bitter sweet liqueur that can be drunk on its own or used as an irreplaceable ingredient in top-shelf margaritas.
Triple sec has an average ABV of 30%, or 60 proof, though different brands vary in alcohol content from 15% to 40%.
- Aristocrat
- Arrow
- Bandolero
- Bols
- Cointreau
- DeKuyper
- Grand Marnier
- Hiram Walker
- McGuinness
- Mohawk
- Mr. Boston
- Luxardo
Non-alcoholic versions are also available, including these brands:
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- Original Combier Triple sec
- Cointreau
- Gran Gala
- Classic Liqours
- Triple sec information
- Curaçao
- Drink Ingredients Glossary
- The Original Curaçao Liqueur
- Curaçao orange liqueur information
- Cointreau
- Drink recipes using Triple Sec
- Luxardo Triplum Triple seces:Triple sec
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