triple sec

American  

noun

1. a type of curaçao liqueur.

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• triple sec vs. Cointreau

Example Sentences

Caporale suggests adding agave nectar to sweeten the lime juice base, along with orange juice or orange peel to compensate for the lack of triple sec.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

White wine sangria, featuring triple sec, ginger ale and fruit, is also perfect as a help-yourself drink.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

But “on a really warm day, the triple sec, even though it was only 30 proof, the room would get warm enough that it would make the triple sec pretty volatile,” Louie says.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

The logo of Remy Cointreau SA is pictured in the Cointreau distillery, where the the orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur is produced, in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers, France, February 8, 2019.

From Reuters • Apr. 29, 2022

The American drinks historian David Wondrich traces it to the mid-70s kamikaze, equal parts vodka, lime juice and triple sec.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2019