Nadia George
February 21, 2024
The deep hues in a blue lagoon or a blue Hawaii with their seductively bold qualities introduce a very appealing quality in cocktails that turns them into visual sensations.
While making blue curacao liqueur at home, you can do away with artificial or food colouring and instead use butterfly pea flowers so their natural hues ooze into the drink introducing a slight textural enhancement along with a very organic colour.
The addition of gin further augments the flavour profile of the liqueur by introducing herbal and floral notes that are inherent to the botanical spirit. Mixing vodka and gin for crafting the blue curacao would involve concocting a liqueur that is rather indulgent and quite strong.
The peels have to be dried before adding to the liqueur so remove the outer coating of the fruits gently and leave it to dry in the sun. This will rid the peels of all moisture and bring out the bitterness which gives the curacao its distinctly tangy, sour and citrusy taste.
When you next decide to bottle a batch of curacao, use cloves in a generous proportion because they introduce a lot of complexity into the liqueur to counteract the excessive bitterness in the citrus peels.
Prepare the citrus infusions and the simple syrup separately instead of adding all the ingredients to one big pot. This ensures that the sugar is completely dissolved in the water and blends well with the flavoured liquor.