Green Cointreau? How Old Is It? - Tiki Drinks and Food

LL Limbo Lizard Tiki Socialite Aboard the 'Leaky Tiki', Dallas Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 788	LL Limbo Lizard Posted posted on Mon, Sep 8, 2008 3:02 PM On 2008-09-08 14:12, Tikiwahine wrote: ...I'd be more worried about the orange creme de cacao than the green creme de menthe! Yes, it looks pretty orange in the picture. Color is really more amber, like bourbon and water. But I wonder if that used to be typical of creme de cacao. Now, it's either very dark brown or clear. But I have another old bottle of Old Mr. Boston Creme de Cacao that is also light brown, but transparent: I think these are the original colors. I don't think age causes it to darken, because my parents have had the same bottle of white creme de cacao in the top of their pantry for at least 30 years, and it's still perfectly clear. (If I'd've only known, as a teenager, that it wasn't going to be checked for another 30 years, I'd have drank it and refilled it with water!) [ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2008-09-08 15:06 ]

On 2008-09-08 14:12, Tikiwahine wrote:
...I'd be more worried about the orange creme de cacao than the green creme de menthe!

Yes, it looks pretty orange in the picture. Color is really more amber, like bourbon and water. But I wonder if that used to be typical of creme de cacao. Now, it's either very dark brown or clear. But I have another old bottle of Old Mr. Boston Creme de Cacao that is also light brown, but transparent:

I think these are the original colors. I don't think age causes it to darken, because my parents have had the same bottle of white creme de cacao in the top of their pantry for at least 30 years, and it's still perfectly clear. (If I'd've only known, as a teenager, that it wasn't going to be checked for another 30 years, I'd have drank it and refilled it with water!)

[ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2008-09-08 15:06 ]

Post #406686 by Limbo Lizard on Mon, Sep 8, 2008 3:02 PM