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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.
Embury credits the invention of the drink to an American army captain in Paris during World War I and named after the motorcycle sidecar that the captain used. The earliest recipe in MacElhone is: [3] [a] 229. Side-Car Cocktail. ⅓ Cointreau (Triple sec), ⅓ Brandy, ⅓ Lemon Juice. (Recipe by MacGarry, the popular bar-tender at Buck's Club ...
B-54, a B-52 with Amaretto almond liqueur in place of triple sec; B-55, a B-52 with absinthe rather than Triple Sec, also known as B-52 Gunship; B-57, a B-52 with peppermint schnapps rather than Irish cream; B-156, a B-52 but three times larger in an Old Fashioned glass; Birthday Jamboree (BJ), a B-52 with Whipped Cream in Place of Grand Marnier
This is a list of cocktails and other mixed drinks made with triple sec, Curaçao or a similar orange liqueur. Pages in category "Cocktails with triple sec or curaçao" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
The IBA (IBA Official list of Cocktails) standard is 10:4:3, that is, tequila:triple sec:fresh lime juice. [22] The "Original Margarita" recipe, as given by Cointreau on their website, has slightly more of their own sweet liqueur: 1 part white tequila, 1 ⁄ 2 part Cointreau, and 1 ⁄ 2 part fresh squeezed lime juice. [23]
The drink is most traditionally a combination of cognac or rye whiskey, absinthe, Peychaud's Bitters, and sugar, although bourbon whiskey is sometimes substituted for the rye and Herbsaint is sometimes substituted for the absinthe. Sidecar Made with cognac, orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Dry Curaçao, or triple sec), plus lemon juice ...
The Margarita and Sidecar (cocktail) are both variants of the Daisy; both use the simplest form of the specification (base spirit, citrus juice, and liqueur) with triple sec as the modifier; the former uses tequila as the base spirit and lime juice, while the latter uses brandy as the base spirit and lemon juice.
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.