Triple sec

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Triple sec is an orange-flavored liqueur made from the dried peel of oranges from the Caribbean. Its name means triple distilled.

It is widely used in mixed drinks and recipes as a sweetening and flavoring agent. Better-quality brands are made from brandy or Cognac and are often sipped alone, typically as a digestif. Some brands are colorless while others have degrees of the golden coloration of their brandy base.

History

The spirit was invented in 1834 by Jean-Baptiste Combier in Saumur, France. Original Combier triple sec is still made today using sun-dried orange skins from Saint-Raphaël, Haiti steeped in alcohol for 24 hours and distilled in 100-year-old copper-pot stills.

A form known as "Orange Curaçao" is made from oranges from that Caribbean island.

Alcohol content

Triple sec typically contains 30% alcohol (by volume), that is, 60 proof (US), though brands may have anywhere from 15% to 40%.

Brands

Alcohol-based

• Aristocrat
• Arrow
• Bandoler
• Bols
• Cointreau
• Combier[1]
• Cubay
• Curaçao
• DeKuyper
• Durango
• Gran Gala
• Hiram Walker
• McGuinness
• Mandarine Napoléon
• Mathilde Orange X.O.
• Meagher's
• Mohawk
• Monarch[2]
• Mr. Boston
• Luxardo
• Patrón Citrónge [3]
• Potters
• Rio Grande
• Stock
• Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
• Trigo Triple Sec (Puerto Rico)

Non-alcoholic versions

• Arrow
• Franco's
• Rose's
• Monin
• Finest Call
• Stirrings

See also

• List of liqueurs
• Curaçao liqueur
• Grand Marnier

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