Cointreau

Cointreau is a brand of triple sec produced in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou, France. It is drunk as an aperitif and digestif, and is a component of several well-known cocktails. It was originally called "Curacao Blanco Triple Sec"Cointreau Distillery was set up in 1849 by Adolphe Cointreau, a confectioner, and his brother Edouard-Jean Cointreau from Angers. Their first success was with the cherry liqueur, guignolet, but it was when they concocted a blend of sweet and bitter orange peels and pure alcohol from sugar beets that the success of the enterprise was definitively confirmed.In 1875, the first bottles of Cointreau were sold. It is now estimated that thirteen million bottles are sold each year, in more than 150 countries. Ninety percent of production is exported. The company is still owned and run by the Cointreau family, although a notable descendant, Andre J. Cointreau, left the company to run the famed Paris-based Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in the 1990s. Cointreau is at the heart of many famous cocktails. Several recipes claiming to be the original Margarita include Cointreau as does the IBA approved recipe for the Cosmopolitan. Also the skittle bomb, with a pint glass of energy drink and a shot glass of Cointreau dropped in.  

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