What is Triple Sec?
Liqueurs that are very dry and have a high alcohol content are called triple sec. The liqueurs are made from oranges. The Blue Curaçao, which is named after the island of the same name, is one of them.
Triple Sec - Definition and Manufacture
A Triple Sec is an orange liqueur with an alcohol content between 20 and 30 percent. The Curaçao, which is sometimes referred to as Triple Sec, is significantly lower with an alcohol content of 20 to 30 percent.
- It is no coincidence that the name Curaçao is identical to the island of the same name in the Caribbean, because the liqueur comes from there. Since Blue Curaçao is an orange liqueur, it is often associated with the name Triple Sec. There are different opinions as to whether or not he really belongs.
- In translation, Triple Sec means "triple dry". French orange liqueurs are often called the same. It is made from a basic drink. Use whites rum or grain. But other high-proof drinks can also be used.
- The drink is mixed with orange peel. The connoisseur uses special varieties, including the bitter orange or the Lahara variety. Sugar or cognac are added to the drink.
- Well-known representatives of the variety are Cointreau, Bols and Kuyper. They are made in a distillery according to recipes that are not known to the public in detail.
- You should know that the name Triple Sec is just as unprotected as the Curaçao. For this reason, you can also get cheap drinks in stores under the name Triple Sec, which are not made according to special recipes, but are bottled industrially.
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Flavors and alternative drinks
As a rule, you do not drink Triple Sec straight. Rather, it is part of various cocktails that you can make according to a wide variety of recipes.
- The pure drink has a very bitter taste and goes into the blood very quickly due to the high alcohol content. Another possible use is in the production of long drinks.
- You can let your imagination run wild when composing the drinks. Give you whiskey, vodka or syrup added. Lemon juice also goes well with the Triple Sec.
Make the cocktails yourself
You can cocktail Make yourself from Triple Sec if you not only want to buy a bottle in the store, but also want to try something new. A recipe for a Long Island Ice Tea is particularly tasty.
- Make gin, white rum, vodka, tequilla, lemon juice, orange juice, cola and of course Triple Sec ready.
- Mix all ingredients with the exception of the cola in the specified amount. You get 12 cl of the drink
- Mix the drink with crushed ice cream. Then fill the glass with the cola. It looks great when you pour into the drink with thin slices of lemons or limes.
Triple Sec is an orange liqueur that you can use to make mixed drinks. It tastes very bitter pure. In addition, the drink has a very high alcohol content.
