Editing Triple sec (section)

==History==

Triple sec has been popular for more than 150 years. The [[Dutch East India Company]] created orange liqueurs by steeping dried orange peels from places such as the island of [[Curaçao]].<ref name="diffords176"/> Unlike the modern-day triple sec, which contains only the flavor of orange peel, the Dutch version includes herbs and spices, and comes in a variety of colors such as clear, orange, or blue.<ref name="diffords176"/>

The Combier distillery claims that Jean-Baptiste Combier and his wife Josephine invented triple sec in 1834, in their kitchen in [[Saumur]], France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Original Combier |url=http://www.combierusa.com/products/original-combier/ |website=Combier |access-date=31 July 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731062120/http://www.combierusa.com/products/original-combier/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Orange liqueur was rising in popularity after the Dutch introduced Curaçao, and the Combiers sought to create a version that would be true to the orange fruit, they wanted it to be crisp and clean, with orange essential oils as the main feature. To achieve this, the Combier family used bitter oranges that were native to Haiti, and sweet Valencia oranges to balance the flavor.<ref name="CombierStory">{{Cite web|title=The Combier Story // History // Combier Liqueurs|url=http://www.combierusa.com/history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424075336/http://www.combierusa.com/history/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2012|access-date=2021-05-12|website=www.combierusa.com}}</ref> The liqueur was made by sun-drying the various orange peels. After at least 48 hours, they would begin distilling this mixture in copper pots. Lastly, they would put them through a third distillation, to purify the flavor.<ref name="CombierStory"/>

In 1875, Cointreau created its version of triple sec and calls it one of the most popular brands.<ref name="cointreau">{{cite web |title=Cointreau |url=http://www.remy-cointreau.com/en/brands/cointreau/ |website=[[Rémy Cointreau]] |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref> Triple sec gained popularity and was widely known by 1878; at the [[Exposition Universelle (1878)|Exposition Universelle of 1878]] in Paris, several distillers were offering "Curaço {{sic}} triple sec", as well as "Curaço doux".<ref>The Lancet Analytical Commission, "Report on the Food Products exhibited in the French and English Departments of the Universal Exhibition of Paris", ''The Lancet'', 21 September 1878, [https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA417 p. 417''f''].</ref>