Cocktails with Triple sec
Triple sec is a clear orange liqueur made from sweet and bitter orange peel. The "sec" (dry) in the name misleads: it carries roughly 150–300 grams of sugar per liter.
ABV15–40%Cointreau is 40%; budget triple secs can be as low as 15%.
Substitutes for Triple sec
Orange liqueurs differ in sugar and strength, so taste before serving.
Cointreau
The best-known triple sec, in the same amount.
At the same amount the drink turns a little sweeter and softer, since curaçao carries herbs and spices alongside the orange. Blue curaçao is colored, and the color carries into the drink.
It is half cognac, so at the same amount the drink turns richer and darker.
Orange juice
Will not do: it has no alcohol and far less sugar, so the drink turns watery and sour.
