Orange you glad I made this video on ORANGE LIQUEURS? Triple Sec vs Curaçao
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In today’s video we’re discussing orange liqueurs! This is an essential ingredient behind your bar, but it's not as simple as running out and grabbing some. Bottles can differ greatly, and they all have names like triple sec or curaçao. What do they mean? What are the differences? Can you sub one out for the other? Not to worry, we'll cover it all!
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Brief Overview: 1:55
My Go-To Bottles: 4:09
Cointreau: 4:38
Luxardo Triplum Triple Sec: 5:30
Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao: 6:11
Marie Brizard Orange Curaçao: 6:50
Grand Marnier: 7:39
Application: 8:32
Recommendations/Sign off: 9:33
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Still looking for a tasty blue curaçao. Any recommendations?
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I like Giffard's. Little more spendy than the cheap stuff at ~$25 a bottle.
Definitely following this thread as my local stores think blue curacao should only cost $10 or less. I have a Blue Hawi-tai that is good, but would like to make it better! 😁
Why bother?
2-4 drops of blue food coloring and youre home safe.
In an episode not long ago, Erick Castro showed how to make a good one from scratch: th-cam.com/video/VY0upFu07Ts/w-d-xo.html Maybe that would be a way to pursue.
Senior & Co. is really good IMO
I once worked a wedding and a specialty drink called for blue curacao. We checked our storage room but didn't have any. Our head bartender went to our chef and asked if he had blue food coloring. He did and he added some drops in a bottle of triple sec. Problem solved.
Funny thing is that’s all there is to blue curaçao. It’s just orange curaçao with blue food colouring.
Actually Blue curacao is made from Blue Oranges
i personally *highly recommend* just getting a bottle of Grand Marnier for your bar, regardless of whatever other triplesec/curaçao you have, simply because a glass of Grand Marnier on the rocks is pure, unabashed bliss
Grand Marnier is delicious at $40/btl. DeKuyper's triple sec is plain and distinctly unorangy at $10/btl. But Fun Fact: you can simply add the orange zestof a fresh orange (as strips) into the bottle and turn a cheap triple sec into a bright, citrusy, highly flavored orange liqueur. If that is not "complex" enough for you, add a few crushed cardomom pods and some vanilla. Want even more, add some ginger. The longer it sits the better it gets.
Challenge accepted, they never have Cointreau at my liquor store. Trying this next week.
Plus thats probably cheaper than Cointreau. @@scarypigeon
At that point just infuse those things into vodka and water it down to the proof you want, or keep it at 40% to be more in line with Cointreau
Your videos always fill me with zest Anders. And I always find them very fruitful experiences. Hope you never run out of juice making them. And they always look so apeeling. ❤
Nicely done
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Don’t cream your pants. You’ve just had a bit too much to drink. 🤣
Now I know why my dad always said it's the Irish who taught English to the English 😂
He was referring to George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde, but you're up there in the pedigree
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I tend to keep both a Triple Sec and Grand Marnier on hand, as I use both in cocktails. I haven't tried sipping them as liqueurs, but will have to do that. Also, Grand Marnier in a 1:2 mix with a good Rye and several dashes of orange bitters makes a great Old Fashioned variant.
Wow...I bought a bottle of gran marnier for margaritas nd have been adding a bit to my old fashioned as well for the past month now. Pretty kool seing someone else also
In my (Canadian) province, we get a brand of triple sec called Meaghers that I think is quite good, and it's only 50-60% of the price of their triple sec competitors. Great for home bars on a budget.
In Europe it's hard to get Curacao, so I currently use Grand Marnier and a triple sec or Cointreau. Thanks for the video, very informative.
Whenever I make margs with the PF curaçao it tends to taste stronger and a little more harsh. When I make it with cointreau the margarita keeps that light and refreshing taste. I didn’t expect the difference to be much between both bottles but im glad this informative video came out. It makes sense why the curaçao added a deeper and richer flavor.
Not to forget the rom versions like the Clément Liqueur Créole, they add quite an other touch to both tiki drinks and creole cocktails.
My wife loves orange, but I always thought of orange liqueurs as strictly for mixed drinks. Never thought to try just drinking Cointreau on its own, but will be tonight! Thanks Anders!
Cheers
You know what? I'm not sure I've ever drunk straight cointreau (aside from a brief sip to get an idea of the flavour profile). I've had a bottle for some time now, but personally I always seem to gravitate towards PF Curaçao. The one thing I used cointreau in was margaritas (with a little agave syrup, as I found it overly dry otherwise), but more recently I've been preferring a Tommy's style margarita with a small dash of orange bitters.
Another good orange liqueur is the Clement Creole Shrubb. gives that Agricole rum pop with the orange flavors.
I use mix of Creole shrubs and Grand Marnier with a bit of dry curaçao to make a house orange liqueur that I use in my Mai Tai and other original recipes I have.
My favorite liqueur behind my home bar. Clement creole shrub just adds all those baking spices you love. My mai tais riffs and sidecar riffs are brilliant.
An Outrigger with a blended slightly aged rum, fresh lemon and clement creole blows away a typical sidecar.
Been waiting for this video, thanks for sharing
In Canada, it is hard to get curacao so I ended up with Bols triple sec(yes I know but does the job), Canada has it's own triple sec called Meaghers where is close to a Cointreau but for half of the price. Also, I had a bottle of Quadruple Sec from a local distillery called Sons of Vancouver and that's fantastic taste.
You seem to be in BC so I can't speak for your province, but the LCBO and SAQ both carry the Pierre Ferrand.
I have wondered this for so long! Thanks for doing this.
That was so helpful! Thank you!
Cointreau and Grand Marnier on ice are standard fair at dinner parties in my extended family. In the Netherlands we get cheaper and easy 'orange liqueur' for cocktails. However, I'm looking forward to getting Pierre Ferrand one of these days.
Oh, and Marie Brizard Blue Curaçao is a staple at the SAQ, so just come visit us in Québec.
Happy to see you address this topic. Very helpful
Always wondered about this. Thanks for clearing up the subject!
Yours has to be my favourite cocktail channel, Anders!
This was the video on Orange Liqueurs I always needed! Thank you!
This was great inf! Thanks Anders :)
Love this style of video! Going over basics and learning how and when to use things is great!
Fantastic video! Thanks, Anders!
Thanks Anders for this one!
I love these sorts of info videos
Thank you, Anders! Great, informative video
Great episode. I'd love more like these!
Great video, glad you cleared somethings up for us 😊😊👍
I have Patron Citronage, Grand Marnier, Blue Curaçao (a cheapo brand) and Cointreau in my home bar. Grand Marnier is my fave…and my go to for Maragaritas (using a good Reposado Tequila, such as Espolon Reposado or Tres Generaciones Reposado.
Great video and good info as always...
Finally I understand! Great video, as usual, and many thanks.
Been waiting for this one and you did not disappoint. Going to show this video to some of my friends.
Thank you. This was very helpful!
Anders you teach us so much. Thank you friend. Cheers
Been waiting for this one since your bottles on a budget video as well! Cheers, Anders!
Yess thanks for this video, such important knowledge in mixology
Brillant explanation and so interesting to get the story behind it all.
Thanks Anders
Amazing video as always! Thanks for finally teaching me the difference between different orange liqueurs!
Happy Friday!
Really helpful breakdown of orange liquers. Great job as always Anders!
I appreciate this channel. This video was SUUUUUUPER useful and informative!!!
Been waiting for this video
Thank you Anders! Been wondering about orange liquors for a long time!
Anders does it again. Love it. Thank you Anders, just, thank you.
Your personality and energy continue to be infectious. This is one of the many pleasures of my Friday.
Cheers indeed friends!
Cheers Nick. Happy weekend
Thorough and entertaining experience as always. I learned a lot. 👌🏻
I remember when you mentioned wayyyy back when that you were thinking about doing this episode. Not disappointed! I have a dry curacao and another that just says an orange liqueur. My wife and I usually prefer the orange liqueur (DeKuyper O3) since the dry curacao dries our drinks a little more than preferred. Great video as always! Cheers Anders!
Cheers Sean! Great memory. Figured it was time
I picked up a bottle of clement creole shrubb recently and it very quickly became my default orange liqueur.
That's a great bottle
You have to look at Elemental Mixology’s insane deep dive on curaçao. The thing is that there used to be many levels of sweetness in curaçao, and also that the oranges they used were in fact cultivated oranges gone feral. So when people started making liqueurs, they would combine sweet cultivated and sweet-cultivated-gone-feral-but-not-bitter oranges and even sometimes actually bitter oranges. Hence the Triple in triple sec. But of course it depends how you define an orange and how you define sweet. Ferrand’s so-called Dry Curaçao is actually closer to historically sweet curaçao liqueurs…
very educational!!! Thank You Sir
So, so helpful! Excited to experiment and upgrade my bar.
This is perhaps your most informative video yet, Anders. I can't thank you enough for educating me on the difference between these liqueurs.
I’ve always wondered about the difference. Thanks for the comprehensive answer Anders!!
Curacao is really easy to make, and if you make it yourself, you're also able to tweak the flavor in fun ways. In my favorite version so far, I jazzed up the oranginess with a bit of dried lime peel and swapped in demerara syrup for depth.
This is so useful thanks!
Victor Lazio orders Cointreau in Casablanca,and when he orders champagne cocktails for himself and Ilse, it's good to remember that the traditional recipe uses Cointreau, too.
Very helpful... I like the episodes where you build cocktails but these episodes are really good also... please keep it going.
Needed this video man
Very cool video. We don't have much variety here in Idaho, but thanks to your videos I've purchased what I needed through Curiada. Thanks for tackling a subject that needed tacking.
Great video and really helpful. Thank you! I’m definitely a dry curaçao guy but will add some triple sec to the bar!
Well done, Anders.
I feel smarter after watching your videos, they're a highlight to my Fridays. Thanks Anders!
Man, this video was SO helpful. As someone who loves making cocktails, I've yet to tackle the orange liqueur beast. Thank you so much!
Wow, I really enjoy your content, and it’s obvious you know your stuff, but this video really demonstrates that! Thanks
Dear Anders, this video is just what I was looking for as I just finished my bottle of triple sec and was looking for something new for my margaritas . Thank you !!
this helped me out so so much oh my god, Thank you!
Lots of love from Kiel^^
Dear Anders, simply, you are the best!
Margaritas are one of the few sweet cocktails I like. I was using DeKuyper Triple Sec when an older brother recommended Cointreau; I never used DeKuyper again. I then tried the Pierre Ferrand Curaçao and that is my go to for Margaritas, with Cointreau a very close second. I also keep a bottle of Grand Marnier (mostly for guests). Have never found the Luxardo or Marie Brizard items.
Very informative video. Thanks!
very professional approach. thx for the lecture
I find it really funny you titled this video that way. My 6 year old son just learned that knock knock joke last week. He says it on repeat a few times a day along with a few other jokes haha 😂🧡 Never a dull moment ♥️
Thanks again for the great information!! Cheers to you both & Freya 😊🐾😊
Love this - makes me happy to see the reference didn't go unnoticed. Enjoy the weekend Rachael!
This is one of the most important videos I've watched since I started making cocktails in 2020 (a great deal of that is thanks to you, Anders!). Thank you yet again for the great content and presentation.
Also, your dog is just extremely adorable.
Very informative. Thank you.
Took your advice on Curacao in my margaritas, last year. It's my permanent recipe, now. Great tip, thanks.
excellent topic as always Anders!
Thanks Rafael - cheers!
I recently added a bottle of Solerno blood orange liquor. It's in the triple sec style, but a more tart orange flavor. Also it's bottle is pretty, because everyone knows that a fancy bottle makes something taste better.
AN OUTSTANDING RUN-DOWN OF WHAT IS WHAT AND THE various qualities depending on what you're making. GREAT and THANK YOU!!!
Anders! Looking really good today. Excellent video. Thanks for the breakdown.
Thanks a lot. Cheers
Around here, I often see Gran Gala and Naranja. There's a Mexican restaurant that serves a margarita with a mini-bottle of Gran Gala inverted in it.
Excellent video as always! I love Grand Mariner on its own. I will be picking up the Pierre.
Boy did I need this video! I’ve been confused and unable to find this type of explanation. Thanks! I’m much more confident in choosing orange liquors.
Thank you for this video! Now i have a beter understanding on what's the difference in my orange liqueurs.
Going to do the same side by side tasting myself
Great video. I have 3 of those bottles, use 2 regularly, and didn't know any of this. Thanks for the education.
I’m using the Clement Creole Shrubb in my Margaritas and loving it!
Blood orange liquor from solerno. Check that out. I used it a lot in a chocolate old fashioned
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Happy you're liking it! Cheers Mark
Thank you for this video! I've been wondering about this since discovering your channel two years ago.
Appreciate your patience. Two years is a long time
Thanks Anders! I love a well-made margarita; I opt for making the super juice to keep in my fridge longest (I used to go through limes a lot, goes in half of mexican food 😅) and a friend convinced me to reach for Dry Curaçao after a taste test. I grew out of sweeter drinks but when I started I was adding 1/4 oz. simple to the margarita recipe because I felt it lacked that richness.
Thank you Anders! Love the content in this video, it is incredibly informative for us aspiring home-tenders as we seek to identify flavor combinations that work. Hope we get more of these! I could see an amari focused one talking us through the flavor profiles of Aperol vs Campari vs Nonino vs….
Thank you Andres. Love your program. I have all of those except Marie Brizard but in addition, I do have the Bols Curaçao for Blue Margaritas and when I mix with Champagne (rim the flute with sugar).
Thank you for this video.
I tend to stick with Cointreau and GM, myself.
Unless I’m making a big batch of bulk margaritas, then DeKuyper TS works well.
But I have two other Orange Liquors that I also enjoy.
Citronge and Mandarine Napoleon.
Citronge is a good swap for Cointreau in a margarita.
Mandarine Napoleon is cognac based and is made with Tangerine.
It will add a distinct twist to drinks normally made with curacao or Grand Marnier.
Great video as always! I love the Pierre Ferrand and that's what I have for my bar. I'll definitely have to pick up a bottle of Triple Sec as well...
Grand Marnier is my orange liqueur of choice. Occasionally I like a single shot of Grand Marnier and take sip after sip
Creamsical..yourr my hero. I use terminoligy like this in my regular day 2 day..
I have an older bottle of Cointreau, and a newer one. They are very different beasts. The newer one is like you've described, except perhaps even simpler. The older one is much closer to a curacao. Since I discovered Pierre Ferrand, that's the only one I keep in my bar!
This is the information I've been looking for! Many of my cocktails (margaritas) i've been using Cointreau in have been too sour/bitter - I'll pick up a good bottle of curacao and see how things taste!
I’ve always been a Grand Marnier person, I use when I’m trying to copy the Frontera Topolo margarita. But I’m ok with several types in my little bar area. Great video!
I found your channel probably during COVID and have enjoyed watching your episodes with my wife. Anders, you do a great job in making them informative and personable, which is a balance few people achieve. This video answered a lot of questions I didn’t know I had! I grew up with the Grand Marnier, but after doing a production of Les Miserables where the prop bottle I had to use was of Mandarine Napoleon, I was always interested in trying it. Finally I found one on the shelf and I bought it. I love that one for sipping and for some more orange based old fashioned drinks. Plus the bottle is quite interesting and gets a lot of our guests attention. Keep it up, Anders.
Helpful videos, thanks Anders! I bought a bottle of Mathilde XO recently after seeing it in one of your videos and was kinda surprised it wasn’t mentioned 😂 it’s pretty good too! Big fan of Pierre Ferrand as well. Cheers!