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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.

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

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. ❤

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.

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.

Not to forget the rom versions like the Clément Liqueur Créole, they add quite an other touch to both tiki drinks and creole cocktails.

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.

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.

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.

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!

This is perhaps your most informative video yet, Anders. I can't thank you enough for educating me on the difference between these liqueurs.

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.

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.

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 😊🐾😊

Fun fact - when mixed drinks first started incorporating orange liqueur (around the mid- to late-1800s), the signature style of drink was The Daisy: spirit, citrus juice and orange liqueur with optional sugar. Cut to Prohibition time when drinkers and bartenders would slip outside of the US to get their fix, south of the border they'd likely use tequila as their spirit of choice. And what is the Spanish for Daisy? Margarita.

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.

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!

Been waiting for this one since your bottles on a budget video as well! Cheers, Anders!

I feel smarter after watching your videos, they're a highlight to my Fridays. Thanks Anders!

Anders, this was spot on! I have been looking for some orange liquor option for the last couple of days. I do have the Cointreau, but was looking for something a little more complex in taste. Looks like Pierre Ferrand is a solid choice! Thank you! Really appreciating all your work!

Having an orange Creole Shrubb in the lineup would’ve been helpful for a lot of people. I suspect many are unaware of that product. The taste is substantially unique so I do think it belongs in such discussions. Delicious stuff. Great video!

I picked up a bottle of clement creole shrubb recently and it very quickly became my default orange liqueur.

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!

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.

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.

These nerdy spirit explorations are some of my favorite videos you put out. I keep Cointreau, Pierre Ferrand, and Grand Marnier in my bar. I haven’t seen the Luxardo or Marie Brizard options readily available in Oregon, but I will pick them up if I can find them. I made Sidecars the other night with Pierre Ferrand Cognac and Dry Curaçao and they were absolutely delightful. Cheers Anders. 🍊

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.

Oh, and Marie Brizard Blue Curaçao is a staple at the SAQ, so just come visit us in Québec.

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…

Thanks a lot for the distinctions between these liqueurs, which I felt was needed for me. At the bar I work at we have one orange liqueur, and it's Pierre Ferrand dry curacao. It seems to work well in all cocktails that require orange liqueur (margaritas, cosmopolitans, sidecar, etc)

Been waiting for this one and you did not disappoint. Going to show this video to some of my friends.

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.

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.

Mathilde Liqueur Orange XO is my go to orange liqueurs. I love to make my cosmos with these.

I love the Pierre Ferrand, but it get's so crusty around the cap you have to struggle to get it off. It's a must clean with every use.

Yess thanks for this video, such important knowledge in mixology

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.

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!

Amazing video as always! Thanks for finally teaching me the difference between different orange liqueurs! Happy Friday!

In France we usually use grand Marnier for cooking (crepes suzette or duck per example) and Cointreau for cocktails

Blood orange liquor from solerno. Check that out. I used it a lot in a chocolate old fashioned

Anders, you Wizard I just watched your video about shopping on a budget where you said something along the lines of: "Maybe one day I make a video on orange liqueurs. That can be anytime between one month and 2 years away". I thought to myself, "damn, I that would be hella useful. Hoping it's soon" Go have dinner, and now you gave us this. Magnificent!

The Pierre Ferrand is just about the most attractively designed bottle out there. I love how the label is centered on the corner.

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.

“In conclusion, orange liqueurs are fun…”, oh true, but Anders, YOU are much more fun. Found you during Covid-times and am totally hooked. Only problem…not enough room for all my new cocktail glasses 😂

My favorite one to put in a margarita is Solerno. It's a blood orange liqueur and tastes fantastic in a margarita!

Thank you Anders! Been wondering about orange liquors for a long time!

My gateway to orange liqueurs was Grand Marnier, which I still make desserts with. But I’ll try the others one by one before I choose my favorite. Appreciate the usage tips.

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.

I keep a mini bottle of Grand Marnier as a cooking ingredient (especially for Grand Marnier shrimp).

Dear Anders, simply, you are the best!

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.

Bauchant is a delicious cognac based orange liqueur. Mr. Stacks 60 proof Triple Sec (from Total Wines) makes a delicious simple margarita.

Thanks for this! In Canada, the label for Dry Curaçao actually says "triple sec", which makes it even more confusing!

excellent topic as always Anders!

AN OUTSTANDING RUN-DOWN OF WHAT IS WHAT AND THE various qualities depending on what you're making. GREAT and THANK YOU!!!

Kinda thought you’d go more into the Grand Marnier after you set it to the side

Grand Marnier poured over ice is fantastic. So easy to drink.

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!

THAT was quite educational. I've had Cointreau in my bar forever, for cocktails and on ice, by itself, but I fell victim to their advertising and didn't even consider it a substitutable Triple Sec. And I have a bottle of Senior Curacao, made on the island of Curacao (probably another marketing trap), which I use sparingly. Having the range of orange liqueurs explained like this is really nice. Thank you.

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.

I always have cointreau, grand marnier, and a blue curacao on hand. That's my orange liqueur selection.

Took your advice on Curacao in my margaritas, last year. It's my permanent recipe, now. Great tip, thanks.

Very well explained! The texture, flavor and color vary so much in the category, it's hard to choose without having a reference. Now I'm gonna look for a Marie Brizard Curaçao and the Luxardo triple sec! I have a bottle of Tangerine liquor made with cachaça, by the description it's similar to a triple sec, I love use in cocktails that ask for orange liquor. It gives a special flavor with the same presentation.

I’ve had a bottle of grand marnier and cointreu forever at home. And then just a super cheap sweet triple sec. I had wanted to try Pierre Ferrand forever but always put it off but finally got it and holy s*** it absolutely elevates every cocktail it’s in. Cointreau and grand marnier still have their place, but some tiki drinks and margaritas, Pierre ferrand just makes it better hands down I’m so happy I finally bought into the hype

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 !!

Wow, I really enjoy your content, and it’s obvious you know your stuff, but this video really demonstrates that! Thanks

I’ve always wondered about the difference. Thanks for the comprehensive answer Anders!!

I’m using the Clement Creole Shrubb in my Margaritas and loving it!

I have three Orange Liqueurs behind my bar. Cointreau, Grand Marnier, and a cheaper Bols Triple Sec for mixing bulk margaritas with Cuervo.

So, so helpful! Excited to experiment and upgrade my bar.

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

Gold Fashioned. Essentially an old fashioned with Grand Mariner as the sugar component. Delicious. Try it smoked.

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!

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….

Got my hoodie that you were wearing and mentioned in a previous video. Amazing quality and really comfy!!

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.

When you hear someone so passionate about something it’s so inthralling and Anders and Azusa it’s a perfect mix, a cocktail if you will

Happy to see you address this topic. Very helpful

I have a bartender buddy who absolutely loves Grand Marnier and it’s definitely a drink that’s gotta grow on me. Love your videos though and very happy to see you discussing orange Liqueurs

Awww man, I really hoped that you would've added Bauchant in this lineup! That's what I've been using for years for every application. Haha this is great though, super informative!

Great video!! Tiki aside, I find that most of the cocktails I enjoy call for triple sec. And of those, so many call for Cointreau that that would be my bottle of choice if I were only getting one.

This was the video on Orange Liqueurs I always needed! Thank you!

Excellent video as always! I love Grand Mariner on its own. I will be picking up the Pierre.

Grand Marnier is also very much used for cooking (desserts) in France!

Creamsical..yourr my hero. I use terminoligy like this in my regular day 2 day..

Already have a bottle of cointreau which I use reasonably often - you've convinced me to get a curacao too!

I’ve really come to love the Pierre ferrand, great video as always man

I always get the O3 Premium Orange Liqueur, from DeKuyper. It's a great orange liqueur and surprisingly affordable.

Great video. I have 3 of those bottles, use 2 regularly, and didn't know any of this. Thanks for the education.

Really helpful breakdown of orange liquers. Great job as always Anders!

Fantastic video! Thanks, Anders!

For the first time ever, I thumbs-up'd a video before I even watched it, based purely on the title.

Grand Marnier is my orange liqueur of choice. Occasionally I like a single shot of Grand Marnier and take sip after sip

Great episode. I'd love more like these!

Thank you, Anders! Great, informative video

Thank you so much for this. Orange liquers are a total confusion! Now it's clear at last.

Brillant explanation and so interesting to get the story behind it all. Thanks Anders

Clément Créole Shrubb is great in Tiki cocktails, add a little funk as it's based on Rhum