What's the difference between Triple Sec and Orange Curaçao?

It is almost impossible to define Orange Liqueur without getting into a heated discussion. Like many things in the bartender world, not much is set in stone and almost everything is up for discussion. To make things clear, we decided to break it all down in one article. read more

Cointreau is an orange Liqueur, a Curaçao Liqueur and a Triple Sec. But, they do not use the Laraha so they are not a genuine Curaçao liqueur Senior liqueur is an orange liqueur, using the Laraha, making it a genuine Curaçao liqueur. read more

Curacao was one of those liqueurs, flavored with bitter orange peels from the island of the same name. At the time, the liqueur would have had a heavy, pot-distilled brandy as its base. Then the French came along (a couple hundred years later) and invented triple sec. read more

Triple sec probably originated in France as an offshoot style of orange curaçao. Sec means "dry" in French, and, while the meaning of the "triple" in the name remains in dispute, triple secs are known to be drier (i.e., less sweet) in style than curaçaos (leading some to believe that "triple" is meant to suggest three times as dry). read more