Briottet Curacao Triple Sec (Orange Liqueur) 40% 70cl

Description

Briottet Curacao Triple Sec is a colourless orange liqueur made by Edmond Briottet in Dijon, France. This 40% bottling is perfect in all sorts of cocktails and is superior to lower alcohol versions.

Maison Briottet is a family business, founded in 1836, and has been run by the 6th generation of the Briottet family, Claire and Vincent, since 2014. The Maison is located in the centre of the town of Dijon in the Burgundy wine-growing region. Originally, the family were negociants of Burgundy wine, involved with ageing, blending, bottling and selling the wines. Following the development, and massive popularity of the Blanc Cassis Aperitif (white wine with Crème de Cassis also known as a Kir), in the 1900s, the company progressively focused its activities on producing fruit crèmes, liquors, brandies and Marcs de Bourgogne.

Maison Briottet maintains a very high level of quality. It is the selection of the ripest fruit, locally sourced where possible, from the most suitable cultivars that provides for the finest flavours. The first step on the ladder in the process is contracting the right growers to produce the finest, best quality, ripe fruit. Then, at the headquarters, the fruits undergo carefully observed maceration with very pure neutral alcohol and blending with the correct proportion of sugars to achieve the balance between fruit flavour, sweetness, acidity and alcohol to create top of the range crèmes and liqueurs.

Curacao liqueurs take their name from the the island of Curacao off the Venezuelan coast where the Spanish used to cultivate Valencia oranges following their arrival from Europe. Due to the dry climate, the fruit produced was not good-eating, very bitter and became known as a different variety and name, the Lahara orange.

Briottet Curacao Triple Sec is colourless liqueur obtained from the double distillation of bitter orange zest, seville orange peel and other aromatics (some secret spices). Unlike the standard Orange Curacao, Curacao Triple Sec is a much drier style (sec means dry in French) of liqueur, so less sugar is added. It is also bottled at a higher abv of 40%.

Silver Medal at IWSC 2017 (International Wine and Spirit Challenge)