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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.
Cointreau Distillery was set up in 1849 by Adolphe Cointreau, a confectioner, and his brother Édouard-Jean Cointreau.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.
Brazil: Caipirinha is a well-known cocktail made of cachaça, lime, and sugar, [13] [14] [15] while guaraná is a fruit native to Brazil, common in several drinks, specially soft drinks. Curaçao : Curaçao liqueur is traditionally made with the dried peels of the Laraha, which is a bitter orange native to Curaçao. [ 16 ]
There are two competing origin stories for the Long Island iced tea, one from Long Island, Tennessee, and one from Long Island, New York. [3]Robert "Rosebud" Butt claims to have invented the Long Island iced tea as an entry in a contest to create a new mixed drink with triple sec in 1972 while he worked at the Oak Beach Inn on Long Island, New York.
B-51, a B-52 with Frangelico hazelnut liqueur rather than triple sec; B-52 with Bomb Bay Doors, a B-52 with a 4th layer of Bombay gin; B-52 in the Desert, or a B-52 with a Mexican Tailgunner, a B-52 with tequila rather than Bailey's Irish cream; B-52 with a Full Payload, a B-52 with a 4th layer of Frangelico and a 5th layer of Bacardi 151 rum ...
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A cosmopolitan, or, informally, a cosmo, is a cocktail made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice. The cosmopolitan is a member of the Gimlet family of cocktails. Though often presented far differently, the cosmopolitan also bears a likeness in composition to the kamikaze shooter.