triple sec
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Caporale suggests adding agave nectar to sweeten the lime juice base, along with orange juice or orange peel to compensate for the lack of triple sec.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
White wine sangria, featuring triple sec, ginger ale and fruit, is also perfect as a help-yourself drink.
From BBC • May 2, 2023
After borrowing it from the Fernwood Inn, Huber’s was still honing the drink when a college friend of Louie’s suggested adding triple sec and a ground nutmeg topping.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
The logo of Remy Cointreau SA is pictured in the Cointreau distillery, where the the orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur is produced, in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers, France, February 8, 2019.
From Reuters • Apr. 29, 2022
The American drinks historian David Wondrich traces it to the mid-70s kamikaze, equal parts vodka, lime juice and triple sec.
From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2019
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