Ferrand Dry Curacao Triple-Sec, 70cl

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Senior & Co, a company started in Curaçao, is the only company that has always produced its liqueur from the peels of the laraha from Curaçao. The family, Senior and Chumaceiro, started selling their liqueur in 1896 in their pharmacy in small quantities. In 1947 they bought the landhuis ("country manor") Chobolobo in Willemstad, where the distillery has since been housed. The company states that it is the only one that uses native laraha fruit, and label it Genuine Curaçao Liqueur. [10] We believe that the Dutch trading companies made orange liqueur popular in the 17th century. They found fruits and herbs all over the world during their voyages, and used some to make essentialoils. But one was special: the Laraha Orange, which was only found on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. However, many established producers of Triple Sec can are at the upper end of the scale. For instance, Combier, Cointreau, and the closely related Grand Marnierall have an alcohol content of 40%. The different ingredients in Triple Sec and Curacao lead to slight variations in taste and smell. Both liqueurs have a very fragrant aroma and a distinct orange note.

People sometimes wonder if the two liqueurs can be used as a substitute for one another. And since both are citric, orange-flavored liqueurs, you can do that. Just be aware that the difference is palpable and also visible.There are major brands producing each of these orange liqueurs. For Curaçao, the most prominent brands are Senior & Co distillery, Pierre Ferrand, Giffard, DeKuyper, and Vedrenne. Curaçao is believed to be among the earliest orange liqueurs. As the Dutch West Indies Company took control of Curaçao in 1634, the liqueur made from laraha oranges emerged. The blue version of Curaçao was most likely first produced by Lucas Bols. He created Crème de Ciel, a blue Curacao made with sweet orange peels.

Some consider the taste of both liqueurs identical and claim that the term secfor dry is nothing more than a marketing gag. Yet, when tasting them side by side, you can clearly detect the differences. Appearance Curaçao [1] ( / ˈ k jʊər ə s aʊ, - s oʊ/ KURE-əss-ow, -⁠oh, Dutch: [kyraːˈsʌu] ⓘ) is a liqueur flavored with the dried peel of the bitter orange laraha, a citrus fruit grown on the Dutch island of Curaçao. The liqueur is mentioned several times under the spelling "curaçoa" in William Thakeray's Vanity Fair of 1847–1848 as a drink taken by dissolute young men. For example, Lady Jane Southdown pays her brother "a furtive visit in his chambers in the Albany; and found him – O the naughty dear abandoned wretch! – smoking a cigar with a bottle of curaçoa before him." [11] As you can see with both Curacao and triple sec, drinks are often one of these and known by a brand name such as Cointreau or Bols. So is Cointreau the same as triple sec? Curaçao can be sold in numerous forms, though the most common are the orange-hued dry curaçao and blue curaçao, which is dyed bright blue.Curacao is usually made with sweeter, tropical oranges that the Spanish found on the islands – the Laraha orange. This means it is a slightly sweeter drink than some of the others, with an ABV of around 15-40% depending on the manufacturer. What is triple sec? We have a much more indepth article on triple sec if you'd like to sink your teeth into this subject, but the short answer is triple sec is a dry orange liqueur made using a neutral beet sugar distillate. Dried orange peels are steeped into this neutral spirit, which is then redistilled. The result is a very intense orange flavoured spirit that's blended with more neutral spirit, sugar and water to give us triple sec. To start – let’s just establish what curaçao is. Historically speaking, curacao was a liqueur made from the Laraha orange’s extract. This bitter orange wasn’t much for eating, but the peels were aromatic. Figuring out this could be made into liqueur with neutral spirits or brandy, curaçao was born. Supposedly seeking to help give some mystique, Bols is said to have added the blue coloring to the concoction. Curacao is generally said to be the original orange liqueur. Created in the 17th century by the Dutch on the island called Curacao, it is now both a category of liqueurs and a brand name. Thakeray, William Makepiece (1848). Vanity Fair. London: Penguin Popular Classics. p.315. ISBN 0140620850.

Explaining Orange Liqueur can be as easy or as complicated as you want, but we will start with the short and easy version.Regulations allow cordial producers creative license with not only the spirit and flavoring agent, but also how they’re incorporated. Some add flavoring agents after distillation by one of several methods. Infusion involves steeping the flavor source; maceration entails more aggressive crushing of the flavor components before steeping; percolation pumps water or spirits over the ingredients to extract flavors. Finally, flavor can be added by compounding, simply adding the flavoring extract to the spirit. Heartier flavoring agents such as seeds and flowers may be distilled along with the distillate, often for the second distillation, similar to the gin-making process. Regarding appearance and taste, Curaçao is very similar to Triple Sec. It also is an orange liqueur with an ABV of 15 - 40%. It comes in many different (artificial) colors, but it's mainly known to be blue - Blue Curaçao. In fact, Curaçao is the forerunner of Triple Sec.