ABV 06: Orange Liqueur Cocktails -

Senior Curacao of Curacao, Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Patron Citronge and Combier Orange Liqueur.

ABV 06: Orange Liqueur Cocktails

Today we’re putting our orange liqueur cocktails to the test with the Orange Bomb cocktail. We picked this cocktail because it’s not simply one ingredient yet it’s not overpowered with too many spirits. The orange liqueur’s being tasted include: Senior Curacao of Curacao, Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Patron Citronge and Combier Orange Liqueur.

Orange Bomb Cocktail

1 oz Orange Liqueur
1/2 oz Chocolate Liqueur
1/2 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
1/2 oz Half-and-Half (Cream)
Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings, and serve.
February 13, 2010 by Derrick Schommer
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  • http://www.favbrowser.com/ Vygantas

    Do they export Curacao Curacao outside the US?

  • http://liquorists.blogspot.com/ EngeHenk

    So here the conclusion remains mostly the same. And about the oranges, the ones from Curaçao tend to be more bitter (think blue curaçao), and are made from the laraha (something like that, vague memories from wikipedia).
    I would guess possible differences would be that some brands use byproducts like the zest, and others would use the whole fruit, or other parts of it to flavour the drink.

  • http://everydaydrinkers.tv Derrick Schommer

    I am not sure, I only know the US importer Preiss Imports. :(

  • http://everydaydrinkers.tv Derrick Schommer

    As I understand it, the real curacao is always made from the bitter orange because they have no other real purpose for the fruit because they're not really edible. That's how I understand it after interviewing Preiss Imports, the folks that bring in this product

    Henry Preiss was extremely proud of the brand and wanted to bring it to the US as it's one of the only true Curacao products that isn't simply sugars and flavoring. The reason you're paying $20+ for the curacao is because it's real, unlike most of the products out there that don't really have any “bitter” curacao at all. I gotta say, he's pretty good at choosing products, I'm going to buy the orange and blue senior curacao for the show online.

    You can hear the full interview here:
    http://everydaydrinkers.com/2009/10/28/everyday...

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