Curaçao - a liqueur indispensable in cocktails

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Blue Curacao is a liqueur that is actively used as one of the ingredients of numerous popular cocktails. What is this drink?

Drink Appears

Curaçao is a liqueur with a pleasant, pronounced smell. It is produced from wine alcohol. The smell of the drink is due to the orange peel added to the alcohol and spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. For some reason, everyone believes that the liquor is blue. Indeed, this is the most common option, but you need to know that its shade can still be green or orange. There is even a transparent Curacao.

The liqueur appeared on the island of the same name in the Caribbean Sea, after which it was named. It belongs to the category of strong alcoholic drinks, since the alcohol content in it is about 30 percent.

One more interesting nuance is worth noting. Traditional Blue Curaçao uses only bitter orange peels. Because only these grow in the Caribbean. And such an interesting color was previously achieved not by adding dyes, but thanks to indigo. This is a special mineral that was dissolved invitriol. Then this mixture was used to color the liquor.

Cooking recipe

Curaçao liqueur at home is quite possible to cook. But this requires a number of special ingredients, as well as compliance with the sequence of actions. To prepare, you will need 30 g of nutmeg, 50 g of orange peels (dried), a liter of vodka, 400 ml of sugar syrup, a pinch of cinnamon, three cloves and food coloring, due to which it will be possible to give the necessary color to the drink.

The most important thing is to buy everything you need. Further everything is simple. Pour spices and orange peels into a glass jar. Immediately pour in vodka and close the lid tightly. The mixture should be left for three hours (it should be infused), and then add sugar syrup and dye. It is important not to overdo it with the latter. Mix everything thoroughly, close and leave in a warm dark place. By the way, Curaçao is a liqueur that does not infuse for long. Just a week. After seven days, the liquor must be filtered and bottled. As you can see, this drink is really easy to make.

Cocktail making

Curaçao is a liqueur that is rarely consumed in its pure form. Although there are some fans. But you won’t be able to drink it much because of the specific taste. But cocktails with Curacao liqueur are very popular. They are tasty, and alcohol is almost not noticeable in them.

Take, for example, a cocktail called "Green Crocodile". Heconsists of passion fruit and orange juice, plenty of ice (usually put 8 cubes) and Blue Curaçao. This cocktail is also usually garnished with a slice of citrus. You need a little liquor - only 20 ml, most of all you need juice - 80 ml each. But the ingredients don't just need to be mixed together. The upper part of the shaker must be filled with ice, and then juices with liquor must be added to this. Then the lid is closed and the whole mass is thoroughly shaken - for about 10 seconds. The mixture is poured into a tall glass, previously filled with crushed ice (not all - one third). The contents of the shaker must be strained before pouring. For this, either a bar strainer or ordinary gauze is used. The final touch is to secure the orange slice.

Cocktail legend

There is a drink that is well known to everyone, if not by taste, then by name for sure. This is the Blue Lagoon cocktail, which is on the menu of any bar, restaurant, and even more so a nightclub. It has become so popular due to its amazing blue color and pleasant, refined taste. And we will reveal the secret of making this cocktail.

It will require 100 ml of Sprite, a little lemon juice (one and a half tablespoons), 50 grams of vodka and 30 ml of liquor. And, of course, ice is an essential ingredient in almost any cocktail. Fill the shaker halfway with ice and add lemon juice. After that - vodka and liquor. Then the whole mixture must be thoroughly mixed. That's all, the cocktail is ready - it remains to pour it into a tall beautifulglass.

Interestingly, it wasn't just the taste that made this liqueur so famous. If you need to add an ingredient to the cocktail, due to which it will acquire a citrus-spicy flavor, then Curacao can be safely replaced with Triple Sec or the well-known Cointreau. But only at the expense of Curacao it turns out to create interesting externally cocktails.

How to drink pure Curacao?

Blue Curaçao is a liqueur that many alcohol lovers leave reviews with pleasure. And this is not surprising, given what has been said about him before. Many say that he is really unique. Of course, there are analogues, but they cannot become a full-fledged replacement for it in cocktails. Blue Curacao is a liqueur whose reviews make you want to try it. But not in its purest form. Although you can try if you add ice. Also, lovers of pure alcohol interfere with it with juice - either pineapple or orange. By the way, it is advised to drink it after a meal, because Curaçao is a digestif.

Cost

What else is worth noting is the cost of Curacao. Liquor, the price of which is not shocking (and this is another plus) costs about 1200 rubles per 700 ml. When buying, it is more profitable to take the maximum amount. Since 500 ml, for example, will cost 1000 rubles. It's not much cheaper, and the difference in the amount of alcohol is decent. Today, many countries produce such a liquor. However, if possible, it is worth buying the original. Since some manufacturers are cunning and add not a bitter orange peel, but an ordinary one. This makes the tasteabsolutely not what it should be. It's worth remembering.