Talk:Triple sec

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The article on triple sec has no information on what the fundamental forms of alcohol are, such as gin, rum and vodka

[edit] Contradiction?

This article seems to contradict itself. The intro says that triple sec's "orange flavor comes from the dried peels of prematurely-picked oranges that grow natively on the island of Curaçao, and tend to be more bitter than other oranges." The next paragraph, though, says that the first triple sec was Cointreau, which is "similar to an undistilled liqueur called Curaçao" (but presumably distinct from it). From the Cointreau article and the company's website, it does not appear that Cointreau gets its orange flavour from the island of Curaçao's oranges. The definition in the intro thus appears to be incorrect or not general enough.--Srleffler 04:28, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

No Contradiction The oranges are native to Curaçao, but that doesn't mean they are grown there. One can get bananas native to Asia that were grown in Louisana. Sources: Bananas Native to Asia http://www.museums.org.za/bio/plants/musaceae/musa.ht Where above mentioned banana can grow http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/532/

I think that the key to the contradiction is a wrong fact: not every bitter orange is a "Laraha" native to Curaçao, and Cointreau not only gets its oranges from there. Seville variety from Spain is an elder breed than Lahara, and is also bitter. "Sevillean" oranges are also widely known in Provence, in south France, with the name of "Bigarades". Cointreau gets oranges also from Spain, and probably the original Cointreau got his materials from french or spanish suppliers, nearer than Curacoans, whose licqueur industry developed later. But that's just a conjecture, so I won't edit the article.

[edit] error

This article contradicts the pages in French and Dutch: they both say Cointreau IS a Triple sec all of you love me