Triple Sec is an orange-flavored liqueur. It once was a popular French digestif and is now a generic term for a liqueur made from orange peels and a sugar beet spirit base.

Jean-Baptiste and Josephine Combier made their original Triple Sec with Haitian bitter oranges and a sweeter variety from Valencia in Spain. They sun-dried the peels of the fruits and infused their base spirit for at least 48h with these peels before distilling their liqueur from them.Anora Group added to its medal haul in the following Mint flight, where the judges found a Gold medallist in Koskenkorva Minttu. Eichler found flavours of “bright mint, with a little dark chocolate and spiced heat”. Triple Sec refers to a style of orange flavoured liqueur which is clear and typically between 20 and 40% alc./vol., although better quality examples are usually between 38 and 42% alc./vol.. Triple sec liqueurs tend to be clean, strongly zesty orange and more straightforward in flavour than other styles of orange liqueur. Cointreau and Triple Sec are orange liqueurs with several key differences (and one is also the name of the style of liqueur). Here’s a breakdown: Cointreau overview Jean-Baptiste and Josephine Combier, the likely inventors of Triple Sec, opened their candy shop in Samour in 1834, and this company is still in business today.

And also, twists on classic drinks, like the tangy Lemon Drop Martinior a fruity frozen Mango Margarita, do not work without the aromatic citrus liqueur from France.

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Yes. While entry-level versions are recommended to be used as mixers, higher-end expressions are more than suitable for solo sipping. Triple sec is an orange-flavored liqueur. That said, there's surprisingly a plethora of tastes when it comes to the brands. Some offer flavor notes of spices, while others are cloying oversweet or too bitter. Find one that is pleasing to your taste and well balanced in flavor. Anora Group gained a trio of medals – one Master and two Golds – in the following flight of Confectionery liqueurs. The Master medal was awarded to Koskenkorva Salmiakki-Raspberry (liquorice and raspberry). The judges were impressed with how well the “raspberry cleanly shines through the liquorice”. Chambers said: “This blew my mind, especially the integration of the flavours with such a bold ingredient as liquorice; it was amazing.” Petrus De Kuyper founded the company in 1695 with the aim of manufacturing barrels and casks used in the transportation of spirits and beer. In 1752, their son expanded the family business and acquired a distillery in Schiedam which at the time was the centre of the production of gin in the Netherlands. They made a shift in the company’s activities to the production of gin. Some time later, they bought a second distillery in Rotterdam. Six Silver medals concluded the flight, including awards for Cazcabel Coffee Tequila, and Elephant Gin Coffee Liqueur. Eichler noted how she would have liked “more rich coffee notes” from some of the entries. “There are so many artisan coffee houses doing incredible things, it would be great to see more collaboration there,” she said. One of the judges called for “more collaboration” between liqueur producers and artisan coffee houses

Cointreau is the world's best-known triple sec and while consistently excellent so are some of the other more affordable brands, such as the Dutch-made 40% version of De Kuyper's Triple Sec. While on the subject of other brands, I'd also like to take the opportunity to mention Agave Sec, a "sugar-free" triple sec sweetened with agave syrup designed to make margaritas which I helped our friends at Giffard create. Yet, when oranges ripen, the essential oils seep through the skin into the fruit flesh. And once it's inside the pulp, it's lost for the producers of Triple Sec. How to use Triple Sec? The sweetening requirement is what makes cordials distinct from dry flavored spirits such as gin. In the United States, where “cordial” and “liqueur” are used interchangeably, regulations require that they contain at least 2.5 percent sugar by weight and be made from “fruits, flowers, plants, or pure juices therefrom, or other natural flavoring materials, or with extracts” of those materials. In Europe, cordials refer to non-alcoholic drinks. We use the terms based on U.S. regulations. Triple sec liqueurs are usually based on neutral spirit made from sugar beet due to its neutrality when compared to the spirit made from grain, wine or sugar cane. Dried orange peel is steeped in the neutral alcohol and then redistilled. The resulting highly concentrated orange flavoured spirit is blended with more neutral spirit, water and powdered beet sugar.Grand Marnier orange liqueur is a strong, but smooth liqueur that effortlessly blends citrus notes with that of tons of Cognac,” says Juan Fernandez, beverage director at The Ballantyne Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.