Senior & Co. The Genuine Blue Curaçao Liqueur (75cl, 31%)

This is a blue curaçao liqueur, labelled triple sec, made by Senior & Co. at Landhuis Chobolobo in Willemstad on Curaçao, where the family has produced it since 1896. It comes in a 75cl bottle at 31% vol. The liqueur is made from the dried peels of the Laraha, a bitter orange that grows only on the island. The green fruit is harvested, peeled and sun dried, then the peels are macerated with a blend of spices before distillation. Colour is added afterwards, so the blue tastes the same as the house's clear liqueur. The nose is zesty bitter orange peel. The palate is sweet and citrusy with gentle spice and a subtle bitter edge, finishing clean and orange-driven.