Jump to navigation Jump to search Brand of triple sec cointreau Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou, France. Cointreau Distillery was set up in 1849 by Adolphe Cointreau, a confectioner, and his brother Edouard-Jean Cointreau. Their first success was with the cherry liqueur Guignolet, but they also found success when they blended sweet and bitter orange peels and pure alcohol from sugar beets.
The production methods and recipe are a family secret, but tours of the facility are open to the public. Photography is restricted in many areas to protect the production process from being copied. Cointreau is used in many popular cocktails. In the 1980s, Avirex, now Cockpit USA, issued an A-2 limited-edition leather flight jacket featuring Cointreau Original Margarita nose art on the back of the jacket. Enciclopedia de vinos y alcoholes de todos los países. Remy Martin and Cointreau Plan to Merge”.