Triple Sec; Curaçao liqueur; Orange liqueur; Cointreau. All these are interchangeable in the recipe. Of course, they will give a different taste, but they serve the same purpose. Usually, Curaçaos and Triple Secs are based on sugar cane alcohol and around 40% abv. read more
Curaçao (/ ˈ k j ʊər ə s oʊ /; Dutch: Curaçao, pronounced [kyːraːˈsʌu, kuː-]; Papiamento: Kòrsou, pronounced ) is a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast. read more
An official Curaçao liqueur has to be made with the dried peels of the "Laraha". Laraha is a bitter orange native to Curaçao with the Latin name Citrus × aurantium subsp. currassuviencis, meaning "Golden Orange of Curaçao". read more
Blue curaçao is essentially an orange liqueur dyed blue. The coloring doesn't (or shouldn't) influence the flavor, so even though you're drinking blue, you're tasting orange. The origins of this offshoot product are murky. read more