Bols Triple Sec
The crystal-clear orange liqueur found in half of all classic cocktails. Orange, orange peel and a hint of lemon at 38%: dry and strong enough to carry a Margarita or Cosmopolitan.
The quiet force behind the classics
Bols Triple Sec is a crystal-clear liqueur flavored with orange, orange peel and a hint of lemon. Triple sec is the name for a dry, clear style of orange liqueur, and that is exactly the style a cocktail recipe calls for when it includes orange liqueur.
At 38% alcohol, Bols Triple Sec is stronger and drier than Bols Blue. It adds no color, only flavor: fresh citrus and a light sweetness that balances the acidity of lime or lemon. That is why it features in the Margarita, Cosmopolitan, Sidecar and White Lady.
In brief
Bright orange with a dry core
Fresh peel
A fresh aroma of orange peel and flesh, with a light lemon note.
Citrus and sweet
Sweet, but not syrupy. The orange is bright and the alcohol gives the liqueur backbone.
Dry and warm
A warm, fairly dry finish with a hint of bitterness from the peel. Exactly what a sour cocktail needs.
Flavor profile of Bols Triple Sec neat. In a cocktail, it mainly balances sweetness and citrus with lime or lemon.
What to use Bols Triple Sec for
Triple sec is a building block. You usually use it in small amounts, 15 to 25 ml per cocktail.
Margarita
50 ml tequila, 25 ml Bols Triple Sec and 25 ml fresh lime juice, shaken with ice and strained into a margarita glass with a salted rim. The classic recipe in which triple sec takes center stage.
To the recipe →Triple Sec Spritz
Follow the 3 2 1 rule: 75 ml prosecco, 50 ml Bols Triple Sec and 25 ml soda in a wine glass filled with ice. Garnish with a slice of orange.
Spritz glasses →Neat over ice
A splash of Bols Triple Sec over a large ice cube in a tumbler, after dinner. The ice softens the 38% and opens up the orange.
Tumblers →Classics with triple sec
If a recipe calls for Cointreau, curaçao or orange liqueur, you can use Bols Triple Sec.
Margarita
Tequila, triple sec and lime, with a salt rim. The best-known triple sec cocktail.
Cosmopolitan
Lemon vodka, triple sec, cranberry and lime. Crisp and refreshing.
White Lady
Gin, triple sec and lemon, optionally with egg white. Dry, silky smooth and clear.
Long Island Iced Tea
Five spirits, lemon and cola. Triple sec brings it all together.The right glass for Triple Sec cocktails
A margarita glass for the Margarita, a martini glass for the Cosmopolitan, a coupe for the White Lady and a tall glass for the Long Island.
More Bols flavors
Bols Young Genever
Light and smooth, with malt, juniper and citrus. Ice-cold from the freezer or as a chaser alongside a pilsner.
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Bols Very Old Genever
Smooth and rounded, with grains, light fruit notes and juniper. Enjoy neat at room temperature or as a kopstoot with a weizen.
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Bols Corenwyn
Two years in French oak: malt, oak and a finish of cinnamon and honey. A genever to savor.
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Bols Blue
Bright blue with a strong orange flavor. The liqueur behind the Blue Lagoon, Blue Hawaii and Blue Spritz.
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Bols Peach
Fresh liqueur made from sun-ripened peaches. The peach in your Sex on the Beach, Woo Woo and Bellini.
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Questions about Bols Triple Sec
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