Cointreau Noir
Cointreau with a dark side. The familiar orange liqueur, blended with Rémy Martin cognac and enriched with nuts and almond. Warmer and fuller than the original, and the Cointreau you drink neat.
Orange meets cognac
Cointreau Noir brings together two French classics: Cointreau orange liqueur and Rémy Martin cognac. The original's sweet and bitter orange peels are joined by the smooth aroma of cognac. The recipe is also enriched with a nut and almond macerate for added depth.
While regular Cointreau is colorless and mainly used in cocktails, Noir is golden with an amber glow and rich enough to drink neat. It has the same alcohol content: 40%. Think of it as the digestif version of Cointreau, which also works beautifully in cognac cocktails like the Sidecar.
At a glance
Warm, round and nutty
Orange and cognac
Sweet and bitter orange, underpinned by the warmth of cognac.
Vanilla and honey
Round and balanced, with spices softened by vanilla and honey.
Nuts and almond
A silky-smooth finish with lingering notes of nuts and almond.
Cointreau Noir's flavor profile when sipped neat. With ice, the orange tastes fresher and the cognac smoother.
Three ways to drink Cointreau Noir
Noir is the Cointreau you can drink without a mixer. But it also makes classic cognac cocktails more complete.
Neat as a digestif
Pour 30 ml at room temperature into a small cognac glass after dinner. Warm the glass in your hand for a moment; this brings out the cognac, vanilla, and nuts best.
Cognac glasses →On the rocks with orange
Pour 50 ml Noir over a large ice cube in a tumbler, with an orange zest. A fresh start, with a warm finish.
Tumblers →Noir Sidecar
Shake 40 ml cognac, 25 ml Cointreau Noir, and 20 ml lemon juice hard with ice, then strain into a coupe with a sugared rim. Deeper and rounder than with regular Cointreau.
Go to recipe →Cocktails with Cointreau Noir
Noir works best in cocktails with dark spirits and little juice, where the cognac and nuts can shine.
Sidecar
Cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon. With Noir, both ingredients contain cognac.
Brandy Alexander
Cognac, crème de cacao, and cream. A splash of Noir adds a hint of orange.
Old Fashioned
Replace the sugar with 10 ml of Noir: whisky, bitters, and orange with a nutty smoothness.
Cocktails with orange
All the cocktails where orange takes center stage.The right glass for Cointreau Noir
A small cognac or liqueur glass for sipping neat, a tumbler for serving on the rocks, and a coupe for the Sidecar.
More Cointreau flavors
Cointreau
Where it all began. Visit the brand page to learn all about Cointreau: its origins, varieties and classic cocktails.
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