Orange liqueur (triple sec)

Triple sec (curaçao)

What it is

Jean-Baptiste Combier at Saumur claimed the first triple sec in the 1830s and Cointreau followed at Angers, but neither the term nor the method is protected - so a triple sec may be a distillate of bitter-orange peel or simply sweetened neutral spirit with essence. The bitter orange gives what the fresh fruit cannot: the oil of the peel without the acid of the juice.

In the kitchen

For crepes Suzette the alcohol goes in twice: a spoonful into the beurre Suzette to dissolve the zest, the rest flamed at the pass. In a souffle, fold it into the warm base and never into the whites, which it will thin.

Goes with

Orange Butter Dark chocolate Vanilla Lemon Cream Almond Strawberry

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