Course title : Wines sprits and liqueurs

Assignment
On
“cointreau ”
Submitted to:
Name of the faculty: Rajnish kumar
Course code: HMT:202

Submitted by:
Name: Yeshi Lhamo
Reg.no: 11900594
Rollno: A08
Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................3
Research literature................................................................................................................................4
Map and history....................................................................................................................................5
Brand Name...........................................................................................................................................8
CURAÇAO...................................................................................................................................8
COINTREAU....................................................................................................................................8
GRAND MARNIER...........................................................................................................................9
Production process..............................................................................................................................10
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................11
Reference............................................................................................................................................12
 Introduction
Cointreau is an orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in Saint-
Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France. It is consumed as an apéritif and digestif, and is a
component of several well-known cocktails. It was originally called Curaçao
Blanco Triple Sec. Despite the orange bottle, Cointreau is colourless. It's got a
distinctive sweet flavour, meaning you can drink Cointreau as a short drink sans
any other ingredients and enjoy as is or, in this instance, mix with zingy lime
juice, refreshing sparkling water, orange and ice for a longer drink called a
'Cointreau Fizz'. Pour into an Old Fashioned glass and enjoy.

There's no need to refrigerate or freeze hard liquor whether it's still sealed or
already opened. Hard liquor. Cointreau will make the drink lighter and brighter,
with a stronger citrus aroma. Grand Marnier will bring weight and oaky
sweetness. If you're substituting Grand Marnier for Cointreau, consider
reducing the other sweeteners in the drink slightly to account for its added
sweetness and weight.
Research literature
Cointreau is an orange liqueur with a beautiful orange perfume flavor.
While you can drink it straight, it's most well known for being used
in cocktails like the Margarita and Cosmopolitan. Then there's the question of
whether to use triple sec or Cointreau. Triple sec, a liqueur made from the skins
of oranges, ranges in alcohol content from 15% to 30%, depending on the
brand. Cointreau, a proprietary orange liqueur made from sweet and bitter
orange skins, is stronger, at 40%.Cointreau will make the drink lighter and
brighter, with a stronger citrus aroma. Grand Marnier will bring weight and
oaky sweetness. If you're substituting Grand Marnier for Cointreau, consider
reducing the other sweeteners in the drink slightly to account for its added
sweetness and weight

According to our research and testing, the best Cointreau substitutes include
alternative brands of Triple Sec, Grand Marnier, Orange Curacao, or, for a non-
alcoholic option, orange extract.

Cointreau is one of the best-known brands of the triple sec style

of orange liqueur. The drink was first released in 1875, and is made using a mix
of sweet and bitter orange peels and sugar beet alcohol. Cointreau has a crisp,
smooth, orange flavor.
Map and history
It's a slogan that could just as easily have been devised by
Edouard Cointreau in 1870s France. Originally confectioners,
the Cointreau family had opened a distillery in the city of Angers in 1849, keen
to use the area's plentiful fruit to satisfy the growing demand for liqueurs.
Cointreau is an orange liqueur with a beautiful orange perfume flavor.
While you can drink it straight, it's most well known for being used
in cocktails like the Margarita and Cosmopolitan.

Twenty years ago, a UK mobile phone operator told us that “the future’s bright;
the future’s orange”. It’s a slogan that could just as easily have been devised by
Edouard Cointreau in 1870s France.

Originally confectioners, the Cointreau family had opened a distillery in the city
of Angers in 1849, keen to use the area’s plentiful fruit to satisfy the growing
demand for liqueurs. Their revival of “guignolet”, a cherry liqueur from the
17th century, kicked things off, and soon the family was making more than 50
different products.

Edouard was among the younger generation – young enough to have grown up
at the distillery – and, when he returned from the Franco-Prussian War in 1870,
he had an idea. Consumers, he noticed, were seduced by the exotic allure of
orange, a scarce and sought-after fruit at the time. But, to his taste, the then
popular curaçao liqueurs were too sweet, too weak and just not authentic
enough.

Perfecting the Cointreau recipe took several years, but the formula has stayed
the same ever since. Just as Edouard Cointreau did in 1875, current master
distiller Bernadette Langlais combines four ingredients: alcohol, water, sugar
and orange peel.
The trick is in the peel. It’s sourced from a variety of locations, at the moment
including Brazil, Tunisia, Ghana, Senegal and Spain. There’s a mix of bitter
(Citrus Aurentium) and sweet (Citrus Sinensis), with varieties including
salustiana, cadaneras, navel and pera.
 Brand Name

CURAÇAO

Curaçao is generally agreed to be the original orange liqueur. Created in the

19th century by Dutch settlers on the island of the same name, Curaçao is now
both a brand and category name. Bols claims to be the first company to produce
Curaçao; today, companies such as Pierre Ferrand also offer versions. The
liqueur is traditionally rum-based, but modern iterations are also made with
distilled grain spirits.

As the popularity of the category grew throughout the 19th century, cheap
imitations appeared, often including extra sugar to mask poor flavor. This led to
the spirit becoming more closely associated with sweetness rather than orange
flavor. Most cocktailers prefer to steer clear of modern-day, artificial Curaçaos
in orange, blue, and green hues.

COINTREAU

Cointreau is one of the best-known brands of the triple sec style of orange
liqueur. The drink was first released in 1875, and is made using a mix of sweet
and bitter orange peels and sugar beet alcohol.

Cointreau has a crisp, smooth, orange flavor. Its high-quality production means
that it can be drunk neat, over ice, or in cocktails. The colorless liqueur
measures 40 percent ABV, or 80 proof.
GRAND MARNIER

Grand Marnier is classified as a Curaçao/triple sec hybrid, made from a mix of

Cognac, distilled bitter orange essence, and sugar. It first appeared in 1880, and
was originally called “Curaçao Marnier,” in reference to its high quantity of
brandy.
 Production process
itter and sweet orange peels are purchased from Brazil, Africa, and Spain. The
dried peels at a certain ratio, along with some fresh peels, 96 percent neutral
sugar beet alcohol, and water, are placed into the stills. The peels sit on a plate
in the stills to make them easier to remove after distillation. They macerate this
mixture overnight before distilling.

The stills for the first distillation are shaped like water tanks, made of copper.
After the first distillation, the alcohol passes up and over the tall,
curved lyne arm to the second still. Cointreau is one of the best-known brands
of the triple sec style of orange liqueur. The drink was first released in 1875,
and is made using a mix of sweet and bitter orange peels and sugar beet
alcohol. Cointreau has a crisp, smooth, orange flavor. ... The colorless liqueur

measures 40 percent ABV, or 80 proof.

It's got a distinctive sweet flavour, meaning you can drink Cointreau as a short
drink sans any other ingredients and enjoy as is or, in this instance, mix with
zingy lime juice, refreshing sparkling water, orange and ice for a longer drink
called a 'Cointreau Fizz'. Pour into an Old Fashioned glass and enjoy.
 Conclusion

In addition to being consumed neat (or often on ice), Cointreau is used in many

popular cocktails. The official IBA recipes for both the margarita and
the cosmopolitan include Cointreau.[8][9] When mixed with water, Cointreau
exhibits the Ouzo effect.

It's got a distinctive sweet flavour, meaning you can drink Cointreau as a short
drink sans any other ingredients and enjoy as is or, in this instance, mix with
zingy lime juice, refreshing sparkling water, orange and ice for a longer drink
called a 'Cointreau Fizz'. Pour into an Old Fashioned glass and enjoy.
 Reference

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