Post #605733 by Captainwhoopass on Tue, Sep 6, 2011 5:28 PM

I can't comment on the price difference: Nobody in my entire province carries orange curacao, so when I know someone going to the US, I have to beg with them to bring me back a bottle or two. That being the case, mai-tais made with orange curacao are a bit of a delicacy and reserved for only my very favourite guests. Most of my mai-tais have an odd green tinge due to the blue curacao (I just call them "Venusian Mai-Tais" or something equally ridiculous), but they taste just the same. I mean exactly the freaking same. If you must use blue, turn off the lights, serve in a non-see-through glass and call it a day. Or put a twist on the name and tell people although it looks unconventional you actually have stumbled across a far superior tasting recipe. After 3 or 4 of them, nobody is going to judge you.