Cointreau
Cointreau is a French liqueur, first introduced in 1857, by brothers Adolphe Cointreau and Edouard-Jean Cointreau. The liqueur underwent continued refinement until 1885, when brother Edouard succeeded in creating the perfectly balanced, crystalline liqueur. Cointreau was introduced to the Americas in 1893, at the Chicago World’s Fair.
The first mentions of Cointreau in a cocktail recipe is for the Sidecar, mentioned in Harry MacElhone’s Harry’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails (1922) and Robert Vermiere’s Cocktails: How to Mix Them (1922).
Base: Sweet and bitter orange peels
Flavor is most like: Orange
Sweetness (1 to 5): 3
Description: The Cointreau liqueur is intensely orange in flavor. On the nose, it is floral and sweet. When mixed with water, the liqueur becomes opalescent.
ABV: 40%
Common Cocktail Offerings:
- Sidecar
- Margarita
- Cosmopolitan
- White Lady