Seminar given 26 July 2012 at Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, USA, by Philip Duff, Alexandre Gabriel and David Wondrich, sponsored by Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao

1. Curacao
The Ultimate Guide
To The World's
Favourite Liqueur Flavour
with
David Wondrich,
Alexandre Gabriel &
Philip Duff
Kindly Supported By :

2. Curacao
In The Beginning...
Citrus Medica Citrus Citrus Grandis
Citron reticulata Pomelo
Mandarin

3. Curacao
In The Beginning...

4. Curacao
Citrus Medica Citrus Citrus Grandis
Citron reticulata Pomelo
Mandarin

5. Curacao
The Diurnal Winter

6. Curacao
Vitamin C

7. Curacao
Umami

8. Curacao
Sanskrit: n ā ra ṅ ga ḥ
Persian: n ā rang
Arabic: n ā ranj
Old Italian: melarancio
Old French: pume orenge
Old English: orenge (1200s)
English: Orange
Spanish: naranja
Portuguese: laranja
Dutch: Sinaasappel (“ China's
Apple ”)

9. Curacao
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10. Curacao

11. Curacao
75%

12. Curacao

13. Curacao
X
Citrus Citrus Grandis
reticulata Pomelo
Mandarin
Citrus Sinensis

14. Curacao
X
Citrus Citrus Maxima
reticulata Pomelo
Mandarin
Citrus Aurantium

15. Curacao
07/24/12

16. Curacao
07/24/12

17. Curacao
Ilha da Curação? or
Ilha da Coração ? or
Isla Corazon?

18. Curacao

19. Curacao
Citrus Aurantium currassuviencis
The Laraha Orange

20. Curacao
What Time Is It?

21. Curacao
What Time Is It?

22. Curacao
Kwartier na vijven
Marasca cherries and
walnut
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a oil in alcohol.
Distillery workers drank the
leftovers at the end of the
Day!
What Time Is It?

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Juffertje in het Groen
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. Lemon, peppermint,
cinnamon.
For the innocent...
What Time Is It?

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Parfait d'Amour
a/k/a Complete Happiness
(Volmaakt Geluk)
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Perfect Love,
Coriander, cinnamon,
clove and vanilla
What Time Is It?

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At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Parfait d'Amour,
Hoe Langer Hoe Liever
and
their love was The Longer The Better.
Calamus, gentian and
Juniper.
What Time Is It?

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Hempje Licht Op
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Parfait d'Amour,
and Curacao orange peel,
their love was The Longer The Better.
The young man Lifted Her Shirt,
lemon peel, vanilla,
rhubarb.
For constipation!
What Time Is It?

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At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Roosje zonder Doornen
Lady in Green. It was a Parfait d'Amour,
and
their love was The Longer The Better. Turkish rose oil, vanilla,
The young man Lifted Her Shirt, rosemary & thyme.
and found her a Rose without Thorns.
Breath freshener
What Time Is It?

28. Curacao
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Perfect Love and
their love was The Longer The Better.
The young man Lifted Her Shirt,
and found her a Rose without Thorns.
Before you knew it, he Stuck In The Plums,
she had her Bellybutton Bare, and the Pruimpje Prik In
honourable young man married her,
resulting in Bride's Tears.
Soon it was time to toast Hans in the Cellar, Plums, orange blossom,
and the sight of the young bride's round
belly honey and vanilla
shocked an old auntie, who had to be
revived with Auntie's Water.
Later, young Hans was welcomed to the
world with Maternity Aniseed!
What Time Is It?

29. Curacao
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Perfect Love and Naveltje Bloot
their love was The Longer The Better.
The young man Lifted Her Shirt,
and found her a Rose without Thorns. Raspberry, elderberry,
Before you knew it, he Stuck In The Plums,
she had her Bellybutton Bare, angelica
What Time Is It?

30. Curacao
Bruidstranen
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Perfect Love and
their love was The Longer The Better.
Gold leaf, cardamom,
The young man Lifted Her Shirt, fennel, cinnamon, citrus
and found her a Rose without Thorns.
Before you knew it, he Stuck In The Plums, 49 proof
she had her Bellybutton Bare, and the
honourable young man married her,
resulting in Bride's Tears. Nonverbal marriage
Counselling
What Time Is It?

31. Curacao
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a Hansje in de Kelder
Lady in Green. It was a Parfait d'Amour,
and
their love was The Longer The Better.
The young man Lifted Her Shirt,
Orange peels, curacao peels,
and found her a Rose without Thorns. apricot.
Before you knew it, she had her Bellybutton
Bare, and the honourable young man
56 proof.
married her, resulting in Bride's Tears.
Soon it was time to toast Hans in the Cellar,
The world's most specific
Liqueur!
What Time Is It?

32. Curacao
Hans In The Cellar Cup

33. Curacao
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Perfect Love and
their love was The Longer The Better.
The young man Lifted Her Shirt,
and found her a Rose without Thorns.
Eau de ma Tante
Before you knew it, he Stuck In The Plums,
she had her Bellybutton Bare, and the
honourable young man married her, Almond, curacao peels.
resulting in Bride's Tears.
Soon it was time to toast Hans in the Cellar,
and the sight of the young bride's round For PMS and the
belly menopause!
shocked an old auntie, who had to be
revived with Auntie's Water.
What Time Is It?

34. Curacao
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Perfect Love and
their love was The Longer The Better.
The young man Lifted Her Shirt,
and found her a Rose without Thorns.
Before you knew it, he Stuck In The Plums,
she had her Bellybutton Bare, and the
honourable young man married her,
Kraamanijs
resulting in Bride's Tears.
Soon it was time to toast Hans in the Cellar,
and the sight of the young bride's round Aniseed, star anise,
belly coriander and fennel.
shocked an old auntie, who had to be
revived with Auntie's Water.
Hans was welcomed to the world with
Maternity Aniseed!
What Time Is It?

35. Curacao
At Quarter After Five, a young man met a
Lady in Green. It was a Perfect Love and
their love was The Longer The Better. PPI = Stick In The Plums
The young man Lifted Her Shirt,
and found her a Rose without Thorns.
BT = Bride's Tears
Before you knew it, he Stuck In The Plums, HI = Hans In The Cellar
she had her Bellybutton Bare, and the
honourable young man married her,
resulting in Bride's Tears. CB – Lemon brandy (50°)
Soon it was time to toast Hans in the Cellar,
and the sight of the young bride's round OB – Orange Bitter (60°)
belly
shocked an old auntie, who had to be
revived with Auntie's Water. F – Fladderak (lemon,
Hans was welcomed to the world with cinnamon), 52°
Maternity Aniseed!
What Time Is It?

36. Curacao
1762
Pieter Marin's Dutch-French
Dictionary
“Brandewyn op schillen van
Curaçaos appelen”

37. Curacao
1800 on
One (1) nightcap
=
5oz (15cl) liquor!

38. Curacao
1802
The Student’s Comprehensive
Anglo-Bengali Dictionary defines
Curacao:
“Curacoa . . . a liqueur, so named
from the island of Curacoa in the
West Indies, where it was first
made.”

39. Curacao
1808
Curacao in the Regent’s Punch and
Orange Punch
“New System of Domestic Cookery”

40. Curacao
1837
Artaud de Montor, Encyclopédie
des gens du monde
“Should one wish them to be
perfect, one must pass the same
distillate several times over new
botanicals; this makes for what are
known as "double" spirits, "triple"
spirits etc.”

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47. Curacao
Champagne Dosage
1860: The UK: 50g/liter
Germany: 150g/liter
France: 200g/liter
Russia: 250g/liter
2012: Demi-Sec: 50g/liter (Max.!)
Brut*: 10g/liter (Max.!)
* Did not exist Before c. 1900

48. Curacao
1862
”Curaçoa” as an ingredient in a
standard Brandy or Gin Cocktail

49. Curacao
1881
Cusenier
1885
Cointreau

50. Curacao

51. Curacao
1881Cusenier
1885
Cointreau
1889
Curacao Marnier Triple Orange

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53. Curacao
1905
Leon Arnou,
Manuel du Confiseur et Liquoriste
Styles Of Curacao:
"Doux" (sweet): "of orange-yellow color, is
the old, sugary curacao ("curacao sucré"),
of medium alcoholic strength (32 deg.).
- Curacao oranges /“Sweet” oranges in 5:2
ratio, Neutral spirit Distilled, sweetened,
colored

54. Curacao
1905
Leon Arnou,
Manuel du Confiseur et Liquoriste
Styles Of Curacao:
"Sec" (dry/bitter): "a little stronger in
alcohol; slightly bitter from the added
infusion of peel."
- Curacao/sweet 4:1; redistilled &
sweetened, Added small amount of
Curacao infusion”

55. Curacao
1905
Leon Arnou,
Manuel du Confiseur et Liquoriste
Styles Of Curacao:
"Blanc" (white): "simply made with essence
("esprit") of curacao and of orange, without
being colored."
- Curacao/sweet distillates in 5:3 ratio
“no bitterness””

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57. Curacao
1905
Leon Arnou,
Manuel du Confiseur et Liquoriste
Styles Of Curacao:
"Vert" (green): "same conditions but tinted
with an infusion of green peel of curacao
and of a special green color due to this
preparation. Curacao/sweet distillates 5:3
Bit of added green infusion of dried
Seville/bigarrade peels”

58. Curacao
1905
Leon Arnou,
Manuel du Confiseur et Liquoriste
Styles Of Curacao:
"Triple Sec:" 48 deg.; "one can, with this
alcoholic strength, augment the dosage of
fragrance and employ concentrated
essences of orange and curacao."
Curacao peels macerated in spirit

59. Curacao
1905
Leon Arnou,
Manuel du Confiseur et Liquoriste
Styles Of Curacao:
"Triple Sec:"
Distilled, then rectified (liquid #1)
Returned to peels for further maceration
and drawn off
Peels distilled to recover alcohol (liquid
#2)

60. Curacao
1905
Leon Arnou,
Manuel du Confiseur et Liquoriste
Styles Of Curacao:
"Triple Sec:"
To peels are added: alcohol, sweet
peels and dried bigarrade.
Distilled again (liquid #3)
These 3 Liquids Are then blended.

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Merci!
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