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Triple sec is an orange-flavoured liqueur that originated in France. It usually contains 20–40% alcohol by volume. [1] Triple sec is rarely consumed neat, but is used in preparing many mixed drinks such as margaritas, cosmopolitans, sidecars, Long Island iced teas, and mai tais.
Their first success was with the cherry liqueur Guignolet, but they also found success when they blended sweet and bitter orange peels and pure alcohol from sugar beets. The first bottles of Cointreau were sold in 1875. An estimated 13 million bottles are sold each year, in more than 150 countries. Ninety percent of production is exported.
The Kamikaze is made of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice. Garnish is typically a wedge or twist of lime. Dozens of variations exist in online databases today. [1] Some include the addition of cane sugar. The drink is probably named for the Japanese "Kamikaze" dive bombers of World War II.
The Orange Crush cocktail was invented at the Harborside Bar & Grill in West Ocean City, Maryland, in 1995 as a concoction of vodka, freshly squeezed oranges, and triple sec, topped off with a splash of lemon-lime soda. [2] [4] In August 2024, the Orange Crush became the official state cocktail of Delaware.
⅓ Cointreau (Triple sec), ⅓ Brandy, ⅓ Lemon Juice. (Recipe by MacGarry, the popular bar-tender at Buck's Club, London.) Journalist O.O. McIntyre reports in his 1937 summary of a visit to New York City that bartenders there attributed the drink to American expatriates Erskine Gywnne and Basil Woon .
How To Make It. Think of it as a merry take on a mimosa: Pour 2 (or 3) parts Prosecco or Champagne to 1 part pomegranate juice in a flute, then plop in a sprig of fresh rosemary for garnish. That ...
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The B-52 (also B52 or Bifi or Bifty) cocktail is a layered shot composed of coffee liqueur , Irish cream (Baileys Irish Cream), and Grand Marnier (in later versions replaced with triple sec or Cointreau). When prepared properly, the ingredients separate into three distinctly visible layers (due to their relative densities).