Renfield@lemmy.ml to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Blue curaçao is a colourless liqueur – the blue is just food colouringen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down12
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkTIL Blue curaçao is a colourless liqueur – the blue is just food colouringen.wikipedia.orgRenfield@lemmy.ml to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareInfynislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoWhat you really want though, is Dry Curaçao, which is not clear, but is significantly higher quality
minus-square21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoAnd is in fact dry (as in lack of sweetness) so you might want to add some simple syrup to a cocktail you’re making if it calls for a different type.
minus-squareInfynislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month agoAlways sweeten to taste! Dry Curaçao is still pretty sweet, so go cautiously
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoCointreau or Grand Marnier are the higher quality orange liquors I’d substitute for blue Curaçao, since they don’t need to be sweetened like something dry
minus-squareInfynislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI prefer sweetening separately, because it allows you to control the sweetness more
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoPierre Ferrand, my preference for curacao.
What you really want though, is Dry Curaçao, which is not clear, but is significantly higher quality
And is in fact dry (as in lack of sweetness) so you might want to add some simple syrup to a cocktail you’re making if it calls for a different type.
Always sweeten to taste! Dry Curaçao is still pretty sweet, so go cautiously
Cointreau or Grand Marnier are the higher quality orange liquors I’d substitute for blue Curaçao, since they don’t need to be sweetened like something dry
I prefer sweetening separately, because it allows you to control the sweetness more
Pierre Ferrand, my preference for curacao.