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By: Senior & Co. When you ask a random American if they know CuraƧao, most will have never heard of it. If you then ask them if they know Blue CuraƧao, they wholeheartedly answer yes. So does Blue CuraƧao really come from the island, why is it blue, and who started it? This must be one of the bigger mysteries surrounding one of the most famous liqueur names in the world. Is CuraƧao an island? So first, we have to start by explaining what CuraƧao is. Well, CuraƧao is a tropical island in the Caribbean Sea, 60 miles off the coast of Venezuela, right next to Aruba. CuraƧao has a dry but sunny climate, with great weather to enjoy almost year-round. It is surrounded by beautiful clear blue and turquoise water. The island has a colorful character. Houses are painted in various bright colors, making the capital Willemstad one of the most photographed inner cities in the world. When you ask a random American if they know CuraƧao, most will have never heard of it. If you then ask them if they know Blue CuraƧao, they wholeheartedly answer yes. So does Blue CuraƧao really come from the island, why is it blue, and who started it? This must be one of the bigger mysteries surrounding one of the most famous liqueur names in the world. So how come they have a famous orange liqueur? A couple of centuries ago, the Spanish had control of CuraƧao and they tried to make money through agriculture. So they tried to grow the Valencia Orange. But this sweet orange couldnāt handle the constant sun and dry climate and it became bitter, inedible and even turned green. This orange got the name āCitrus Aurantium Currassuviensisā, meaning the āGolden Orange of Curacaoā. Why golden you ask? Because when the orange is ripe to be cut, it gets a golden color on top. In the local tongue, they called the orange Laraha. They started making etheric oils out of the Laraha peels, and at one point even a liqueur. That was the birth of the CuraƧao liqueur. Actually, for CuraƧao liqueur to be official it has to be made with the peels of the Laraha. Back to the colors Now the mystery begins. It seems like somebody thought it was nice to have multiple colors of CuraƧao: white, orange, blue, red, and green. Who the person was that started this, is still unknown. References of the different colors for CuraƧao are found from the early 1920ās. CuraƧao liqueur is often used in cocktail recipes as a sweetener. We assume that the colors were invented to create a coloring agent for more attractive looking cocktails, without changing too much of the taste of the cocktail. Nowadays, you will also see that many colored CuraƧaos have a lower alcohol percentage than a regular CuraƧao liqueur. So why blue?The color blue always was a front runner. We think because it evokes thoughts of a tropical vacation with beautiful blue oceans and blue skies (there is mention in the 1930s of a Dutch style CuraƧao version called āCrĆØme de Cielā, French for āCream of Skyā). Another reason for the blue is that a cocktail simply looks stunning with some blue coloring in it. It is candy for the eye, which makes the cocktails much more attractive and an easier the 1960ās, Blue CuraƧao started to become really popular around the world. Probably because Elvis Presley released his movie Blue Hawaii, which is the name of one of the most popular blue says they can't prove they invented the blue version, but they did start making it somewhere between 1920 and Blue CuraƧaoIt wasnāt until the 1960ās that Senior liqueur started having different colors for its CuraƧao liqueur. But being a liqueur brand from the island of CuraƧao, we are extremely proud of having a strong connection with Blue CuraƧao. Primarily because of the Laraha orange, but also because of the oceans surrounding us, and the sky above us, that feature the most incredible blue hues you will ever see. Click here for the original article
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By Timo Torner / Last updated on June 3, 2022 Blue CuraƧao is a Caribbean orange liqueur known everywhere for its bright blue color. Have you ever seen one of the bright blue cocktails and wondered where the color comes from? Usually, a nifty blue orange liqueur called Blue CuraƧao is responsible. And it has quite a long history of turning drinks bright blue. Some of the better-known representatives are the Blue Lagoon and the Blue Hawaiian. And yes, despite its blue color, Blue CuraƧao is an orange liqueur. Similar to the Triple Sec category where, for instance, Cointreau belongs to, but with some extra tropical vibes. The story of CuraƧao liqueur is worth a read and sheds some light on its mysterious coloration. History of Blue CuraƧao When you ask people if they know CuraƧao, only a few will have heard of it. CuraƧao liqueur rings a bell. And once you mention Blue CuraƧao, of course, they did hear about that. CuraƧao is the name of the island where the main ingredient of the liqueur gets cultivated. It is one of the ABC islands in the Caribbean Sea, located just 60 miles off the coast of Venezuela. Aruba, Bonaire, and CuraƧao are those tiny three islands that are territories of the Dutch Kingdom. But long before the Dutch claimed ownership of the ABC islands, the Spanish controlled them. And the Spanish tried to monetize this ownership. In 1527 they brought the Seville orange to CuraƧao in an attempt to make profits through agriculture. They expected the climate conditions there to be perfect. Little did they know. The climate is way too dry, and the sun way too intense. The oranges turned out inedible as they were way too bitter. This unintended new version of oranges was named "Citrus Aurantium Currassuviensis", meaning the golden orange of CuraƧao. The locals call it laraha. But even though the fruits were inedible, the etheric oils within the peel of the Laraha were were fantastic. And soon, these oils led to the creation of the first CuraƧao liqueur. Why is it blue? By nature, the liqueur is clear and transparent. And it is unknown who came up with the idea of coloring the CuraƧao liqueur. But old documentation proofs, this liqueur once was available in a whole variety of colors: white, orange, blue, red, and even green. The reason why blue became the most popular version might be because it was the most unusual. Even in modern bar carts, you can hardly find anything else but Blue CuraƧao that tints cocktails in such an intense shade of blue. A second reason might be that Bols, a famous Dutch Distilling company, sold their version of it under the name "CrĆØme de Ciel" -Ciel translates to sky- making the liqueur popular in European countries. The blue coloring is artificial. And in most cases, the colorant E133 brilliant blue is used to get the right shade. This quasi-standard is why we can immediately identify when a drink contains the tropical orange liqueur. Blue CuraƧao always sticks out. The production process These days, there is only one local company left producing "genuine" Blue CuraƧao: Senior and Co. They started manufacturing the liqueur in 1896 and are the only company exclusively using native laraha fruits for their production. And until today, they keep their process very traditional. Larahas are soaked in water and alcohol for a few days before removing the peel. Peels and spices are then put in a gunny bag and hung for three days in an old copper still together with 96% pure sugar cane alcohol. Before the actual distillation, water is added. Then, after three days, the colorless liqueur is finished and ready for receiving its dye. And in some rare cases, the liqueurs Senior and Co. add extra flavored notes of coffee, Rum, or chocolate. What does Blue CuraƧao taste like? As I mentioned above, the liqueur is comparable to other orange liqueurs like Triple Sec. It has a delicate sweet orange flavor with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Comparing it to a Triple Sec, it is less sweet but has stronger bitter notes that come from the bitter laraha fruits. Overall the difference is not huge. The pretty similar taste and the bright color of Blue CuraƧao often lead to colorful riffs on classic cocktails made with Triple Sec. Blue Margarita cocktails are just one example of this. If you need Blue CuraƧao and cannot get it, it is possible to replace it with a simple trick. Use Cointreau or another Triple Sec you have at hand and add a drop of food coloring to it. The taste is close enough, and you will get a bright blue-colored drink. For the exact same shade of blue, you would need "E133 brilliant blue" coloring. How much alcohol is in Blue CuraƧao liqueur? Most Blue CuraƧao liqueurs are between 20% - 25% ABV. That is significantly lower than other spirits like Rum, Gin, or Whiskey. Those usually range between 35% and 45%. Why I like it Honestly, I find this pure kitsch. But surprisingly enough, I found that there are occasions when I am happy with that deep azure blue color of my cocktails. And there is hardly another cocktail ingredient that can deliver on this. Also, it is relatively inexpensive. You have to spend around 10$ per bottle, and it will work in most cocktails that ask for a Triple Sec as an ingredient. That makes it an affordable and versatile addition to your liquor cabinet. The best Blue CuraƧao cocktails This liqueur works best in a cocktail. So here is a selection of the most popular cocktails you can make with it. Blue Lagoon The Blue Lagoon is definitely one of the most famous cocktails made of Blue CuraƧao. With the combination of Vodka, lemon juice, and a bit of simple syrup, it is a tart and refreshing drink. Swimming Pool The Swimming Pool is another classic cocktail that incorporates the blue orange-flavored liqueur. A creamy and sweet drink closely tied to the PiƱa Colada. The base is white Rum and Vodka mixed with cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and a shot of the blue liqueur. Blue Margarita The blue version of the Margarita cocktail is a bright twist on the traditional recipe. By replacing Triple Sec with Blue CuraƧao, you get a radiant blue drink that also is perfectly balanced. Plus, who doesn't love a good Margarita? Blue Hawaii The Blue Hawaii is a pretty popular tropical cocktail first created at Honolulu Kaiser Hawaiian Village in 1957. It is a drink made of Rum, Vodka, Blue CuraƧao, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup. There's a creamy variation on the traditional recipe with cream of coconut. This slightly different drink runs under the confusingly similar name Blue Hawaiian. Subscribe to Cocktail Society!Receive our latest recipes, reviews, and insights - straight to your inbox. What is Hpnotiq liqueur? 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Senior Liqueur is an orange liqueur, using the Laraha, making it a genuine CuraƧao Liqueur. It can be used as a Triple Sec as it serves the same purpose in a cocktail recipe. An interesting note is that a lot of the Dutch CuraƧao Liqueurs used to be made with brandy. Some believe that the use of brandy is the difference between a CuraƧao and
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Blue Curacao liqueur typically contains between 15-20% alcohol by volume (ABV). This is slightly higher than other liqueurs, such as schnapps, which usually have an ABV of around 15%. The higher ABV of Blue Curacao means that it is more potent and can add a strong kick to cocktails.
Blue curaĆĀ§ao, a liqueur supposedly made from the peel of the Laraha citrus fruit, is syrupy. It is an unnatural shade of electric blue. The liqueurĆ¢ā¬ā¢s most significant point of relevance was in the 1980s, in hyper-sweet drinks in disco hues (remember those neon-tinged drinks of yore? If you don't, you probably remember the mammoth of a hangover that came with them). Blue curaĆĀ§ao is the absolute opposite of craft, the antithesis of locally-sourced, and, somehow, it's elbowed its way back onto cocktail menus. Ć¢ā¬ÅBlue curaĆĀ§ao has such a nostalgic flair,Ć¢ā¬Ā explains Broken ShakerĆ¢ā¬ā¢s Bar Manager DJ Dodd, musing on the liqueurĆ¢ā¬ā¢s stubborn presence on cocktail menus. Ć¢ā¬ÅItĆ¢ā¬ā¢s electric. You take the first sip with your eyes and it shocks you. You can't ignore it when you see it in a contemporary cocktail The Haterade cocktail with blue curacao at PrettyUgly Alexa Fernando Blue curaĆĀ§ao cocktails are part irony, part whimsy; seemingly reaching for a time when cocktails werenĆ¢ā¬ā¢t taken so seriously. And the spiritĆ¢ā¬ā¢s presence in cocktails reaches beyond Tiki or tropical tropesĆ¢ā¬āblue curaĆĀ§ao is being poured into the full classic cocktail canon, in daiquiris, corpse revivers and beyond. Katana Kitten has a blue curaĆĀ§ao swizzle, topped with a fire truck red cherry. Pouring Ribbons has an azure drink poured over crushed ice. ChicagoĆ¢ā¬ā¢s Sable slips blue curaĆĀ§ao into cosmopolitan and margaritas. TorontoĆ¢ā¬ā¢s PrettyUgly dedicates every Sunday to making blue cocktails. Broken Shaker churns out disco-colored cocktails across their locations. The origin of blue curaĆĀ§ao is cloudy. It was born in CuraĆĀ§ao, made with bitter oranges supposedly only found on the island. Sipped, the liqueur tastes of sweet citrus, a jarring mental disconnect from its oceanic color. Why the unnaturally psychedelic coloring (E133 "Brilliant Blue" dye) was added is unknown, though CuraĆĀ§ao locals will tell you it is dyed to reflect the islandĆ¢ā¬ā¢s cerulean waters. The liqueur took off as a staple of umbrella drinks, largely due to a Waikiki bartenderĆ¢ā¬ā¢s invention of the Blue Hawaii. It went on to fuel a host of neon-hued party drinks throughout the next two decades. Blue curaĆĀ§ao it fell from ubiquity as the hangover of Ć¢ā¬ā¢80s cocktail hit, and the raft cocktail movement of the late Ć¢ā¬ā¢90s hit. Blue curaĆĀ§ao was quickly maligned as a flag of poor quality and bad hangovers. Alley Cat's Kyle Law putting the finishing touches on a blue curacao cocktail Daniel Eastwood Kyle Law, General Manager of SavannahĆ¢ā¬ā¢s Alley Cat Lounge (one of ThrillistĆ¢ā¬ā¢s best bars in the country), may be the brandĆ¢ā¬ā¢s biggest fan. Night after night, Kyle sings the gospel of blue curaĆĀ§ao, whipping up neon sapphire cocktails and buying dozens of unassuming patrons complimentary shots of the "blue." Law doesn't work for Giffard. They do not sponsor him, and they do not give his bar any special perks; he is in no way associated with the brand in the slightest. His love for the liqueur is purely in the spirit of evangelism. He even has a custom-made blue curaĆĀ§ao bomber jacket (self-funded, naturally) and helped Movers and Shakers peddle Ć¢ā¬ÅMake Cocktails Blue AgainĆ¢ā¬Ā t-shirts, bumper stickers, keychains and hats. He became enamored by blue when he was in the fine dining realm, Ć¢ā¬ÅWearing vests and bow ties and judging people for ordering flavored vodkas,Ć¢ā¬Ā explains Law. Ć¢ā¬ÅI wasnĆ¢ā¬ā¢t having fun He moved on to run a place of his own. There, he put the Ć¢ā¬ÅClub de Rio LemaĆ¢ā¬Ā on his menu. Ć¢ā¬ÅIt wasnĆ¢ā¬ā¢t a very complex cocktailĆ¢Ā Ć¢ā¬āa plug-and-play Pegu Club with pineapple-infused tequila, chocolate bitters and blue curaĆĀ§ao. People went nuts over Law cites Jacob Briars, now a Global Advocacy Director with Bacardi, for sparking the liqueurĆ¢ā¬ā¢s reign. In the early Ć¢ā¬ā¢00s, Briars created the Ć¢ā¬ÅCorpse Reviver No. Blue,Ć¢ā¬Ā a blue-spiked riff on the classic combination of gin, cocchi americano, orange peel, absinthe and cointreau. Ć¢ā¬ÅIt was really designed to gently mock the extreme seriousness that had taken over the bar industry. In this era, there was a feeling that as long as a cocktail was at least 100 years old it must be good, and there should be a minimal concession to modern tastes. All I did was take one of these ancient Ć¢ā¬ĖclassicsĆ¢ā¬ā¢ and make it more Kyle Law is a blue curacao evangelist Daniel Eastwood Back Bar ProjectĆ¢ā¬ā¢s co-founder Kaj Hackinen, who imports Giffard Blue CuraĆĀ§ao, furthers the idea. Ć¢ā¬ÅThere was a lot of dogmatic thought in the greater cocktail community around the selection of authentic cocktail ingredients. Bartenders around the world were adhering to rules and techniques that were deemed correct or appropriate by pioneers of the industry. Then the needle swung in the other direction and bartenders started having fun with cocktails Back Bar Project has seen sales of the day-glo liqueur continue to grow over the last few years. Ć¢ā¬ÅItĆ¢ā¬ā¢s almost like everyone had to master the rules before they could start breaking them again. Though Briars created that spark over a decade ago, blue curaĆĀ§ao continues to thrive. Social media may be to blame: the bold color makes for a head-turning Instagram moment. Ć¢ā¬ÅBefore someone touches their lips to the glass, they've already begun consuming a cocktail with their eyes,Ć¢ā¬Ā muses Hackinen. Ć¢ā¬ÅBlue curaĆĀ§ao adds an unmistakable, vivid pop to a cocktail. It adds that interesting visual As Instagram takes over the drinks industry, is the visually brazen shade of blue curaĆĀ§ao the answer to getting more eyes and likes? The hashtag #makecocktailsblueagain certainly thinks so, if the hundreds of images attached to the hashtag are any indication. Blue curaĆĀ§aoĆ¢ā¬ā¢s continued reign is particularly impressive given the groundswell around local-sourcing and green-leaning beverage programs (just look at the fate of plastic straws). Some bartenders are cobbling together ways to bring blue curaĆĀ§ao into a sustainable mentality. Law creates a house blue curaĆĀ§ao where, Ć¢ā¬Åwe take all-natural curaĆĀ§ao and blend it with a superfood called blue spirulinaĆ¢ā¬Ā. Derek Weiss, bartender at PĆĀ©chĆĀ© in Austin, makes his from scratch, combining cognac, oranges, cloves, cassia bark and coriander. Ć¢ā¬ÅBut sometimes you just need that bottle of blue curacao,Ć¢ā¬Ā argues Montauk BarĆ¢ā¬ā¢s James Papastavros, a self-proclaimed fan of the liqueur. Many more bartenders are looking to butterfly pea flower, a natural-occurring plant that gives drinks a purple hue, or, when combined with an acid, fades to a sunset magenta shade, for a pop of color. Hackinen reminds us that even as notions of sustainability thrive in the drinking community, unnatural colors still reign. Ć¢ā¬ÅWe always like to remind people that two of the most popular cocktails on the planet with bartenders and consumers alikeĆ¢ā¬āthe Negroni and Aperol SpritzĆ¢ā¬āare bright
Directions. Fill the champagne about 1/2 way into the glass. Add about 1 tablespoon of the blue curaƧao liqueur. Add lemon peel. Ta-Da! You have your blue champagne cocktail! This is so quick and easy that you will find it a fun way to liven up any occasion, even a large party. 5STarTip: For a boy baby shower, this would be a perfect champagne
We use the term ācuraƧaoā in this app to refer to orange liqueurs with a brandy or rum base. The curaƧao you find in stores today is most likely to be blue. Why blue? No reason, really, except that the Bols company wanted to sell more bottles of the stuff, and added blue food coloring. It worked ā so well that itās nearly impossible to find anything but the blue stuff. Get the App The Cocktail Party app tells you what you can make from the ingredients you have, and makes tailored recommendations about what to buy next. It's the best $ you'll ever spend on your liquor collection.
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