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Orange Liqueur Awards
After several months, 23 different spirits and countless cocktails The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown draws to a close with a look at the best spirits from the selection. Whether you want something to mix drinks with, or a liqueur to sip neat, find out which are worth keeping on your shelf.
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Curaçao? Triple sec? Cointreau?
With so many orange liqueurs around, and recipes calling variously for Cointreau, curaçao and triple sec, just what do you need on your shelf to make decent mixed drinks? The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown reviews 23 different liqueurs to try and find an answer to this question.
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A short history of orange liqueurs
Perhaps due to their very effect, the history of cocktails is a hazy one, but orange liqueurs really do push that from a tipsy forgetfulness to a drunken blackout. Working through the conflicting stories, dubious claims and chronologically impossible histories find out just what the labels triple sec and curaçao really mean.
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Notes on the Orange Liqueur Showdown
Reviewing the 23 different orange liqueurs in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown took a little planning and thought. Find out how I went about comparing so many different spirits in as fair and objective a way as possible.
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Bols orange liqueurs
Bols have been producing alcohol since 1575, and now produce a dizzying array of liqueurs and other spirits. Here we review their triple sec and curaçao products. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Gabriel Boudier orange liqueurs
Gabriel Boudier formed his self-named company in 1874 in Dijon, France, and initially becoming famous for his Crème de Cassis liqueur. Here we review the Boudier triple sec and curaçao products. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Giffard orange liqueurs
Emile Giffard started distilling sprits in 1885 and his family continue to run the distillery he started. Here we review the Giffard triple sec and curaçao products. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Joseph Cartron orange liqueurs
Joseph Carton and his descendants have been producing liqueurs in Burgundy, France for over 130 years. Here we review their triple sec and curaçao products. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Marie Brizard orange liqueurs
Marie Brizard have been producing fruit liqueurs for nearly 250 years in Bordeaux, France. Here we review their triple sec and curaçao products. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Clément and Santa Teresa orange liqueurs
A brief move away from the traditional triple sec and Curaçao liqueurs for a look at two orange liqueurs which use rum as their base, Clément Créole Shrubb and Santa Teresa Rhum Orange. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Filfar and Torres orange liqueurs
Continuing the break from traditional triple sec and Curaçao liqueurs, a look at two more unusual orange liqueurs that defy the traditional characteristics. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Gran Gala and Grand Marnier
A review of Grand Marnier, one of the most famous liqueurs in the world, and Gran Gala, an Italian attempt at the brandy-based orange liqueur. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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De Kuyper and Edmond Briottet
Looking at both ends of the orange liqueur spectrum, reviews of the cheap and cheerful De Kuyper Triple Sec and the premium Edmond Briottet Curaçao Triple Sec. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Combier and Senior orange liqueurs
A look at Combier Triple Sec, claimed to be the first triple sec ever made, and Senior’s Curaçao of Curaçao, the only orange liqueur still made on the island of Curaçao. Find out how these and other orange liqueurs compare in The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a comparison of 23 different orange liqueurs.
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Cointreau, Luxardo and Patrón
In the final reviews of The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, we look at three premium triple secs by some of the major liqueur companies – Luxardo, Patrón and Cointreau. Find out how Cointreau, Luxardo Triplum and Patrón Citrónge orange liqueurs shape up, and which is worth stocking on your shelf.
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Mixing with orange liqueurs
With so many different orange liqueurs available, it can be difficult to know which to use when making cocktails. As part of The Great Oh Gosh! Orange Liqueur Showdown, a look at three key cocktails – the Margarita, Pegu Club and Sidecar – and which orange liqueurs work best for each of them.
