Crossword clues for cointreau
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
orange-flavored liqueur, named for founders Adolphe and Edouard-Jean Cointreau, brothers from Angers, France, who set up Cointreau Distillery in 1849. The orange liqueur dates from 1875.
Wikipedia
Cointreau is a brand of triple sec (an orange-flavoured liqueur) produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France. It is drunk as an apéritif and digestif, and is a component of several well-known cocktails. It was originally called "Curaçao Blanco Triple Sec".
Usage examples of "cointreau".
The faint fire of Cointreau was still present, reminding him of his earlier plan to relax his partner.
Maguire counted his profits, drained his glass of Cointreau, and switched out the light in the gaming room.
He poured out generous measures of the clear Cointreau and the dark green mint liqueur.
They were drinking coffee, and she was deciding to have Cointreau instead of brandy, when he brought the conversation round to her sister and the Pole who had stayed the weekend.
Eventually, Tachyon rose from his chair and kind of wandered around the apartment for a while, then went to the liquor cabinet, mixed bourbon, gin, Cointreau, vodka, and brandy in a tall cocktail shaker, then gulped the lot.
Maguire counted his profits, drained his glass of Cointreau, and switched out the light in the gaming room.
He poured out generous measures of the clear Cointreau and the dark green mint liqueur.
The next day Norman had fetched a bottle of good Cointreau up to Bert's Ridge, and stayed long enough to annoy hell out of Lois.
About an ounce and a half of bourbon to an ounce of Cointreau, and a twist of lime peel instead of lemon.