Orange Curaçao
Orange curaçao is an orange-flavoured liqueur traditionally made using the dried peel of laraha citrus grown on the island of Curaçao, giving it a slightly more bittersweet, complex profile than plain triple sec. Versions range from clear to amber depending on aging. It brings both sweetness and orange aromatics to a cocktail.
Common uses
- citrus modifier in classic stirred and shaken cocktails
Buying & storage
Keeps more or less indefinitely: Alcohol is preserving it. An open bottle keeps for a very long time, though aromatics do fade slowly.
Storage: keeps well once opened, store upright away from light
In depth
Understanding orange curaçao
How it is made, where it comes from, what it pairs with, and how it behaves in an alcohol-free drink.
Origin
Traditionally made from the dried peel of laraha citrus grown on the island of Curaçao.
Recipes
Cocktails containing this ingredient
Stand-in
Where orange curaçao is a recommended substitute
Recipes that name it as a swap for something else, with what it replaces.
- Margaritain place of triple sec
- Cosmopolitanin place of triple sec
- White Ladyin place of triple sec
- Kamikazein place of triple sec
- Lemon Drop Martiniin place of triple sec
- Between the Sheetsin place of triple sec
- Brandy Crustain place of maraschino liqueur
- Sangriain place of triple sec
Swap it
Possible substitutions
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