McGuinness Triple Sec
22% alcohol, and no colour in the glass.
The bottle page calls the aroma fresh sweet orange and the flavour sweet orange. A note on that page says the scent is meant to recall Curaçao orange peel. Sec is the French word for dry.
Peel, not juice. Corby fills this mixer family at its Windsor distillery. A 2018 release put 18 flavours in that family. Pernod Ricard sits above Corby, with a voting stake past half.
Product Highlights
- •Clear, colourless pour
- •22% alcohol by volume
- •Orange-peel aroma, per the brand page
- •Cocktail mixer, not a sipper on its own
Category
Our Canadian score
Some Canadian ties
McGuinness Triple Sec is a Canadian-made orange mixer. Corby places the wider McGuinness family at the Windsor distillery. The trademark's ultimate parent is Pernod Ricard of France. The product page does not name the country of the orange flavour.
Score breakdown (50% evidenced, medium confidence)
“Produced in Windsor, Ontario at the Hiram Walker & Sons Distillery, McGuinness is Canada's largest mixable liqueur family.”
“HWSL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PR, owns in excess of 50% of the issued and outstanding voting class A common shares of Corby.”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- ABV
- 22%
- Colour
- Clear
- Flavour
- Sweet orange
- Plant
- Windsor, Ontario
- Owner
- Corby, under Pernod Ricard
Where to Buy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is McGuinness Triple Sec made in Canada?
McGuinness Triple Sec belongs to the mixer family Corby makes in Windsor, Ontario. The French parent is Pernod Ricard.
What does McGuinness Triple Sec taste like?
The product page lists a clear colour, a fresh sweet orange aroma, and a sweet orange flavour. It ties that scent to Curaçao orange peel.
How strong is McGuinness Triple Sec?
The brand page prints 22% alcohol for McGuinness Triple Sec. That is lower than most whisky and higher than many cream liqueurs.
Why is it called triple sec?
McGuinness Triple Sec's page says sec means dry in French, and that triple suggests three times as dry. The aroma it names is orange peel, not a dry wine.
Who owns McGuinness Triple Sec?
Corby Spirit and Wine owns the McGuinness range. Hiram Walker & Sons, part of Pernod Ricard, holds the majority of Corby's voting shares.