Origin of Name 'Triple Sec'.

Factual Questions
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For some time now I have been perplexed by the name of the liqueur Triple Sec. As many of you may already know, Triple Sec is a sweet orange liqueur used in making Margaritas. But that is what has got me so perplexed. “Sec” might come from an Italian word meaning “dry” (i.e., not sweet). And I have no idea what could be triple (i.e., 3x) about it. It’s a single liqueur AFAIK. Someone please enlighten me. And feel free to include links, if any, that apply.

Thank you in advance to all who reply :slight_smile:

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Tripple distilled, according to that site. I assume it’s a French word, maybe related to *seco *(dry) in Spanish, but I’ll leave the translation to someone who actually speaks Frnch.

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I hope you find that someone over in Which person can speak the most languages? thread. :slight_smile:

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Yes, sec means “dry” of “dried” in French; various sites say that in this phrase it means “distilled,” without going into details in the process used.