Bartending/Alcohol/Orange liqueur

Triple sec Triple sec, the most common type of orange liqueur, gets its name from the distillation process. Sec means dry. Triple sec means triple dry, or triple distilled. It's a useful orange-flavored liqueur. Inexpensive triple secs tend to be much sweeter and with a less assertive orange flavour than Cointreau and other high-end triple secs. Therefore they will balance cocktails differently, often making them too sweet or not as orange-flavoured as would be expected. Different triple secs will require different proportions, and with some of the cheapest, which are low-proof grain alcohol and artificial flavorings, no proportion will be quite right. Be sure to taste your ingredients and invest in those which will create a more balanced drink. Also, those with a brandy base rather than a neutral base will be slightly sweeter and of a different character, and cannot always be directly substituted. Cointreau left|46px| Cointreau 40% ABV (80º proof) Origin: France Flavor: Sweet and bitter orange peel. Appearance: Pale orange, almost colorless Curaçao Curaçao Blue Curaçao left|44px| Blue Curaçao 31% ABV (62º proof) Origin: Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Flavor: Laraha orange peel Appearance: Azure blue Dry Orange Curaçao left|50px| 31% ABV (62º proof) Origin: Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Flavor: Laraha orange Appearance: Pale orange Grand Marnier left|50px| Grand Marnier 40% ABV (80º proof) Origin: France Flavor: Cognac, orange distillate. Appearance: Brandywine