Cointreau
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== Cointreau is a [[Triple Sec]] == | == Cointreau is a [[Triple Sec]] == | ||
: "...before Prohibition the Cointreau bottle still read Cointreau Triple Sec. The liqueur was not only the first triple sec, it's how the term was coined. After imitators reproduced the signature square bottle and imprinted the words "Triple Sec" in the Cointreau typeface, Cointreau dropped the words from their bottle. The premium liquor has long since transcended the category, but that's how it started out...the first and best triple sec. ... Use generic triple sec only if you are short on cash." | : "...before Prohibition the Cointreau bottle still read Cointreau Triple Sec. The liqueur was not only the first triple sec, it's how the term was coined. After imitators reproduced the signature square bottle and imprinted the words "Triple Sec" in the Cointreau typeface, Cointreau dropped the words from their bottle. The premium liquor has long since transcended the category, but that's how it started out...the first and best triple sec. ... Use generic triple sec only if you are short on cash." | ||
:- ''"Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails"'' by [[Ted Haigh]] (aka Dr. Cocktail): | :- ''"Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails"'' by [[Ted Haigh]] (aka Dr. Cocktail): | ||
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| + | *[[Wikipedia:Cointreau]] | ||
| + | *[http://www.cointreau.com/ Cointreau official website] | ||
[[Category:Liqueurs]] | [[Category:Liqueurs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:44, 30 June 2009
Countreau is an orange liqueur, a premium Triple Sec brand.
Cointreau is a Triple Sec
- "...before Prohibition the Cointreau bottle still read Cointreau Triple Sec. The liqueur was not only the first triple sec, it's how the term was coined. After imitators reproduced the signature square bottle and imprinted the words "Triple Sec" in the Cointreau typeface, Cointreau dropped the words from their bottle. The premium liquor has long since transcended the category, but that's how it started out...the first and best triple sec. ... Use generic triple sec only if you are short on cash."
- - "Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails" by Ted Haigh (aka Dr. Cocktail):
