Cointreau-- Triple Sec, Curacao or what? - Tiki Drinks and Food

P pappythesailor Tiki Socialite Mass. Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1564	P pappythesailor Posted posted on Sat, May 20, 2006 10:24 AM Here's the defintion I get on the Web: COINTREAU A fine, colorless, orange-flavored liqueur made from the dried skins of Curaçao oranges grown on the island of the same name in the Dutch West Indies. The Generic term is Curaçao, and if redistilled clear is called triple sec. So I can't find anything called "cointreau" at the liquor store. Do I use curaçao, triple sec or none of the above? Of course, I see clear orange curaçao all the time and if they're all the same thing--why do some recipes call for one or t'other? confused and sober, Pappy

Here's the defintion I get on the Web:
COINTREAU
A fine, colorless, orange-flavored liqueur made from the dried skins of Curaçao oranges grown on the island of the same name in the Dutch West Indies. The Generic term is Curaçao, and if redistilled clear is called triple sec.

So I can't find anything called "cointreau" at the liquor store. Do I use curaçao, triple sec or none of the above? Of course, I see clear orange curaçao all the time and if they're all the same thing--why do some recipes call for one or t'other?

confused and sober,
Pappy

Post #233035 by pappythesailor on Sat, May 20, 2006 10:24 AM