Post #291114 by Ojaitimo on Sun, Mar 11, 2007 7:08 PM

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On 2007-03-05 01:33, DJ Terence Gunn wrote:

More expensive Curacao and Cointreau drinken straight are one thing, but as a component of a drink with several ingredients nobody will taste the least slightest difference or subtlety. ...

on 2007-3-05 Chip & Andy wrote:
I challenge you to a Orange Liquor Throwdown! Or something like that, I have been watching too much FoodTV lately.
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OK Chip and Andy, lets have a Orange Liquor throwdown! I have quite a collection of orange liquors as I'm sure many of you do. Lets all use the same ingredients and make Mai Tais(what else). I asked the Bums opinion about curacao vs triple sec and here is what he had to say.

Aloha Ojaitimo,

Yes, triple sec, Cointreau, Curacao and Gran Marnier are all orange-based. That doesn't mean they're interchangable. Sausage, ham, bacon and pork ribs are all pig-based. Do they taste the same? The difference between Curacao, which is distilled from the dried peels of bitter oranges, and triple sec, which is a sweeter orange-flavored product, is pronounced. To take a non-Tiki example: there are hundreds of Margarita recipes, most calling for triple sec and some for Cointreau -- but I've never seen one that substitutes Curacao for triple sec. That should tell us something about subbing triple sec for Curacao in a Trader Vic Mai Tai. In the words of Grandmaster Flash: "Don't do it!" That is, if you want a true, classic Mai Tai. Everyone has different tastes -- so if you happen to prefer triple sec over Curacao, make your Mai Tai with triple sec. Drinking is all about making yourself happy!

Cheers, Bum

[ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2007-03-11 22:00 ]