Triple Sec

Core

Saumur / France (Combier/Cointreau origin), Curaçao, Netherlands

Famous For

Long Island Tea

Five spirits, no dominant flavor, and it tastes like iced tea — this drink is either the greatest trick in cocktail history or the worst idea, depending on your plans for tomorrow.

3-Mile Long Island Iced Tea

Five spirits, one glass, zero pretense. The drink that proves more can work.

410 Gone

Blue curacao and peach schnapps in a vodka sour. It vanishes as fast as it arrives.

ABV15-40%. Cheap triple sec runs 15-20%, quality expressions (Combier, Pierre Ferrand) hit 30-40%.

Sub-styles

Standard triple secCuraçao Orange LiqueurPremium orange liqueur

Tasting Notes

Orange peel, citrus oil, clean sweetness, slight bitterness (in quality versions), candied orange (in cheap versions). The best triple secs taste like biting into fresh orange zest. The worst taste like orange soda syrup. Your palate should know where your well bottle falls.

Brand Guide

Well

DeKuyper, Bols Triple Sec ($8-12)

Call

Cointreau ($28-35)

Premium

Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, Combier ($30-40)

Top Shelf

Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge ($35-45, brandy-based variant)

Explore Spirits

The Story

Orange peel distilled three times. The backbone of the margarita.

Drinks with Triple Sec(47)

3-Mile Long Island Iced Tea

0.5 oz Light Rum

0.5 oz Tequila Blanco

0.5 oz Triple Sec

1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

0.5 oz Simple Syrup

◆◆◆◆◆1.3 min

410 Gone

0.5 oz Peach Schnapps

0.5 oz Blue Curaçao

0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

0.25 oz Simple Syrup

◆◆◆◇◇45s

501 Blue

0.5 oz Blue Curaçao

0.5 oz Coconut Rum

3 oz Pineapple Juice

0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

ShakenHurricane

◆◆◆◆◆45s

9 1/2 Weeks

1 oz Citrus Vodka

0.5 oz Triple Sec

1 oz Orange Juice

0.25 oz Grenadine

◆◆◆◆◇45s

Absolutly Screwed Up

0.5 oz Triple Sec

3 oz Orange Juice

1 oz Lemon-Lime Soda

◆◆◆◆◆45s

Acapulco

1.5 oz Light Rum

0.25 oz Triple Sec

0.5 oz Lime Juice

0.25 oz Simple Syrup

3 leaves Mint Leaves

1 oz Egg White (optional)

◆◆◇◇◇1.3 min