Blue Curacao is a liquor that is actively used as one of the ingredients of many popular cocktails. What kind of drink is this?
The appearance of the drink
Curacao is a liquor with a pleasant, pronounced smell. It is produced from wine alcohol. The smell of the drink is acquired by adding orange peel to spices 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, however, you need to know that its shade can still be green or orange. There is even transparent Curacao.
Liquor appeared on the island of the same name, located in the Caribbean, in whose honor he was named. It belongs to the category of strong alcoholic drinks, since the alcohol content in it is about 30 percent.
It is worth noting another interesting nuance. The traditional Blue Curacao uses only the bitter oranges peels. Since only such grow in the Caribbean. And such an interesting color used to be achieved not by adding dyes, but thanks to indigo. This is a special mineral that dissolves in vitriol. Then already this mixture and tinted liquor.
Recipe
Curacao liquor at home to cook is quite realistic. But this requires a number of special ingredients, as well as adherence to the sequence of actions. For preparation, you will need 30 g of nutmeg, 50 g of orange peel (dried), a liter of vodka, 400 ml of sugar syrup, a pinch of cinnamon, three pieces of 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. Then everything is simple. Spice and peel the orange into a glass jar. Immediately pour vodka and tightly close the lid. 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, Curacao is a liquor that does not last long. Just a week. After seven days, the liquor must be filtered and bottled. As you can see, making this drink is really simple.
Cocktail making
Curacao is a liquor that is rarely consumed in its purest form. Although there are such lovers. But you won’t be able to drink a lot of it because of the specific taste. But cocktails with Curacao liqueur are very popular. They are tasty, and alcohol is almost not felt in them.
Take, for example, a cocktail called Green Crocodile. It consists of passion fruit juice and orange, a large amount of ice (usually put 8 cubes) and Blue Curacao. This cocktail is usually decorated with a slice of citrus. Liqueur needs a little - only 20 ml, most juice is needed - 80 ml each. But the ingredients need not just be mixed together. The upper part of the shaker must be filled with ice, and then add juices with liquor 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 pre-filled with crushed ice (not all - one third). The contents of the shaker must be filtered before pouring. For this, either a bar strainer or ordinary gauze is used. The final touch is to fix the orange slice.
Legend cocktail
There is a drink that is well known to everyone, if not to 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 night club. 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. The shaker should be half filled 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 beautiful glass.
Interestingly, not only the taste made this liquor so famous. If you need to add an ingredient to the cocktail, due to which it acquires a citrus-spicy flavor, then Curacao can be safely replaced with Triple Sec or all known Cointreau. But only due to Curacao it turns out to create externally interesting cocktails.
How to drink Curacao in its purest form?
Blue Curacao - liquor, reviews about which many alcohol lovers leave with pleasure. And this is not surprising when you consider what was said about him earlier. Many say that it is truly unique. Of course, there are analogues, but they cannot become a full replacement for him in cocktails. Blue Curacao - liquor, reviews about which arouse the desire to try it. But not in its pure form. Although you can try if you add ice. Fans of pure alcohol also interfere with juice - either pineapple or orange. By the way, they advise him to drink after eating, because Curacao is a digestif.
Cost
What is worth noting is the cost of Curacao. A liquor whose price 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 liquor. However, if possible, it is worth buying the original. Since some manufacturers are cunning and add the peels not of a bitter orange, but of an ordinary one. From this, the taste becomes completely different from what it should be. It is worth remembering this.