Curacao Cocktails! Devil’s Eye
Whether you visit Landhuis Chobolobo where they make the famous Blue Curaçao Liqueur or you bring the Blue Curacao back to Cliff Villa to drink at he pool. See the wonderful recipes list below.
The discovery of the Blue Curacao drink is an amazing story - half mistake and half out of necessity. By accident the liqueur was invented on the island from the dried peels of the Laraha bitter orange imported from Spain. The Laraha orange now grows on Curaçao but it originated from the Seville orange, which Spanish explorers brought over in the early 1500s.
It was a fortuitous discovery as the actual orange is too bitter to think of using in a recipe. Ingenious moonshine makers worked out that they could extract the delicate favor and Curaçao Liqueur was born.
Spoiler: The blue is just added as natural coloring :) - there are many colors and flavors that Landhuis Chobolobo makes. Some of the drinks below use Blue and Orange Curacao and lots of island mixology.
Here are a few Cliff Villa Peninsula favorites:
Off a Cliff: 1 oz. vodka, 1/2 oz. Blue Curaçao, lemonade
Its Not Really Monday: 2 oz. vodka, ¼ oz triple sec, ¼ oz. Blue Curaçao
Wifi Down (Margarita): 1 oz. triple sec, 1 oz. silver tequila, 1/2 oz. peach schnapps, 1/2 oz. Orange Curaçao, 4 oz. sour mix
Duivel Oog (Devil's Eye): 1 1/4 oz. Jose Cuervo Clasico, 1/4 oz. Orange Curaçao, juice of half lime, 1 tsp lemon juice, club soda
Curacao Crush (Margarita): 2 oz. tequila, 1 oz. Blue Curaçao, 1 oz. triple sec, 1 oz. lime juice, salt, garnish: lime wedge, and lots and lots and lots of ice.
In Love & Totally Lost: 2 oz. gin, 1 oz. triple sec, 1 oz. Orange Curaçao, 2 dashes bitters
Way After Sunset: 1 part Orange Curaçao, 1 part vodka, 1 part half 'n half
Kiss Me at Midnight: 1 1/2 oz. vodka, 1/2 oz. Blue Curaçao, 1 tsp lemon juice, champagne
Westpunt Wake-Me-Up: 1/2 oz. light rum, 1/2 oz. Blue Curaçao, 1 oz. pineapple juice, 1/2 oz. coconut cream, 1 cup of ice (With a strong espresso on the side.)
Letter to my ex-Lover : 1 oz. Blue Curaçao, 2 oz. coconut rum, 2 oz. pineapple soda, 1/2 oz. lemon juice
Ain’t going home: 1 1/2 oz. silver tequila, 2 oz. pineapple juice, 1/2 oz. Blue Curaçao
