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Triple Sec: History and Characteristics
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- Definition and Production
- Triple Sec is a clear orange liqueur containing 20-40% alcohol
- Made from orange peels steeped in sugar beet spirit
- Name likely refers to three-times distillation process
- Contains about 25g sugar per 100ml
- History and Origins
- Dutch East India Trading Company produced similar liqueur called Curaçao
- Jean-Baptiste and Josephine Combier created first Triple Sec in 1834
- Original recipe used Haitian bitter and Valencia sweet oranges
- Taste and Usage
- Features dry, clean, fresh taste with intense zesty orange aroma
- Popular in classic cocktails like Margarita and Cosmopolitan
- Best used as digestif or in cocktails
- Major Brands
- Most recognizable brands are Cointreau, Combier, and De Kuyper
- Grand Marnier is close but not identical to Triple Sec
- Original Combier Distillery still operates in French Loire Valley