The Genuine Curacao Blue Liqueur Triple Sec
The Genuine Curacao Blue Liqueur Triple Sec is the electric-blue icon of the Senior & Co line — 62 proof (31% ABV), 750mL, the house's clear Laraha orange liqueur coloured blue, made on Curacao by the distillery that has produced Curacao liqueur since 1896. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 31% (62 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Style: Blue Curacao / orange liqueur — blue-coloured version
- Key ingredient: Dried Laraha citrus peels, hand-harvested and sun-dried
- Origin: Willemstad, Curacao (Senior & Co, Landhuis Chobolobo)
- Certification: Star-K Kosher (official spec list)
How a Clear Liqueur Turns Blue
Every bottle of Blue Curacao starts out clear: Senior & Co sun-dries Laraha peels, macerates and distills them in copper on Curacao, and only then adds the food colouring that makes it the most recognisable bottle on any back bar. Under the colour it is the same orange liqueur as the Clear and Orange versions — which is why a Blue Margarita made with it tastes like a proper Margarita and merely looks like the ocean. Find it in our liqueurs collection, or line up the full trio via the The Genuine Curacao vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Orange blossom and fresh peel. Palate: Zesty, oily orange with clove and pepper spice balancing the fruit, in a viscous body. Finish: Long orange, clean and bright — nothing about the flavour says 'blue' but the colour.
How to Enjoy
Reach for it when the drink should be blue: Blue Margaritas, Blue Lagoons and Blue Hawaiis are the classics, and a float over a pale cocktail turns the whole glass turquoise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Blue Curacao taste different from regular Curacao? Not in this line — it is the same Laraha orange liqueur with colour added, at the same 31% ABV; the brand calls the range three colours, one taste.
Why is it stronger than other blue curacaos? Senior bottles at 31% ABV where most blue curacaos sit around 20–25%, so cocktails keep their structure instead of going watery-sweet.
What makes it blue? Food colouring added to the finished clear liqueur, per the brand's own production account.
The blue one, at full strength — order The Genuine Curacao Blue Liqueur Triple Sec online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.