Do you plan to mix a few cocktails while on vacation? Of course, you do! For the perfect margaritas, sidecars, and cosmopolitans, you’ll need to buy Cointreau while in the Cayman Islands, and the perfect place to do so is Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits.
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Whether you’re in the Cayman Islands for work, play, romance, or relaxation, enjoy it fully with your choice of beer, liquor, or wine delivered for free by Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits. We deliver six days of the week, Monday – Saturday. You can also shop within one of our six brick-and-mortar locations as well. We’re conveniently found at George Town, Seven Mile Beach, East End, Savannah, West Bay, and Frank Sound.
Cointreau Is an Essential Purchase
Triple Sec and citrus liqueur, Cointreau is a French orange liqueur used in an assortment of cocktail recipes and as an aperitif to whet the appetite before a meal.
Originally invented in the 1870s, Cointreau became popular after the World’s Fair of 1889. Its key ingredients include orange peels that provide sweet and bitter flavors along with the alcohol from sugar beets. This 80-proof liqueur has a 40% ABV.
Cointreau isn’t the only orange liqueur. Grand Marnier is another option for use in your cocktails. Both types of orange liqueur come from France and have 40% alcohol content.
Grand Marnier and Cointreau are different in a few ways, though. The mixture of both bitter and sweet orange peels isn’t present with Grand Marnier, which uses a single type of bitter orange.
Grand Marnier is also made with Cognac and is aged. The flavor of the Grand Marnier liqueur has greater intensity, oakiness, and sweetness than Cointreau orange liqueur. The lightness of Cointreau makes it more appropriate for use as a foundational ingredient in various cocktails.
Classic Cocktails Containing Cointreau
Classic Margarita
Ingredients:
- Fresh lime wedge (optional)
- Margarita salt (optional)
- Ice
- ⅓ cup fresh lime juice
- 3 TBSP Cointreau
- 2 TBSP tequila
- ⅓ to ½ cup powdered sugar
Preparation:
- Prepare the margarita glass by rubbing the rim with a lime wedge and then dipping it in margarita salt to coat.
- Place ice inside the cocktail shaker until it’s half filled. Add lime juice, Cointreau, tequila, and powdered sugar.
- Replace the lid and shake well.
- Strain into the glass and serve.
Classic Sidecar
Ingredients:
- Wedge of tangerine
- Sugar to prepare glass rims
- 1 TBSP lemon juice
- 2 TBSP tangerine juice
- 3 TBSP bourbon
- 1 ½ TBSP Cointreau
Preparation:
- Using a tangerine wedge, prepare the cocktail glasses by rubbing the wedge onto the rims and then dipping them into sugar to coat.
- Place the lemon juice, tangerine juice, bourbon, and Cointreau into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well.
- Strain into glass and serve.
Classic Cosmopolitan
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Cointreau
- 2 oz. vodka
- 1 oz. cranberry juice
- 1 oz. fresh lime juice
Preparation:
- Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice and shake well.
- Strain into a glass and serve.
With these three classic recipes, a bottle of Cointreau, and a few other ingredients that you can also buy at Jacques Scott Wine & Spirits, you’ll impress all of your companions while in the Cayman Islands. Don’t forget to toast to tropical memories made with family and friends!
