With one of the guests I had to resort to liqueur - Cointreau - to jolly him along.

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She said the pair had asked the presenters to smell their breath and said they had been drinking Cointreau and tequila.

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Currently, one of Hong Kong's most popular dishes is pai guat, pork ribs braised in Cointreau and oranges, a case study in fusion.

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Consider, it says, Remy Cointreau, whose biggest brands, Remy Martin cognac, Cointreau liqueur, and the champagne portfolio, are produced mostly in euros and sold mostly to non-European denominated countries.

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