Post #235252 by thejab on Thu, Jun 1, 2006 10:39 AM

*On 2006-06-01 01:38, Humuhumu wrote:*The general consensus was that both of the liqueurs were pretty nasty.

Because the taste was so very strong, it might be that they are actually different, but we couldn't tell because it left such a vile taste in our mouths. A better test would be to make two actual drinks side-by-side using blue curacao & orange curacao, as that would let the stuff mellow out a bit. But generally speaking, it looks as if the two might be interchangeable, after all.

I didn't think it was awful tasting, just very sweet and a bit of a chemical aftertaste. But it wasn't something I wanted to spit out. I do agree that it would be more meaningful to compare 2 Mai Tais made with orange and blue versions.

pablus: I've tasted Curacao by Senor Curacao (see http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18559&forum=10) side by side with Hiram Walker Curacao and Cointreau and Grand Mariner and Triple Sec, and based on this I would not use Cointreau in a Mai Tai. It is not even close in taste to curacao. In Cointreau the orange flavor is much more subtle, and other flavors come through when tasted straight. I would definitely use Cointreau in a margarita though because Triple Sec tastes nasty!