Orange Liqueur

Curaçao (liqueur)

Curaçao is a liqueur flavored with the dried peel of the bitter orange variety laraha, a citrus fruit grown on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. Curaçao can be sold in numerous forms. The most common forms include the orange-hued dry curaçao and the blue-dyed blue curaçao.

Grand Marnier

Grand Marnier is a French brand of Curaçao liqueurs. The brand's best-known product is Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, an orange-flavored liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It is made from a blend of Cognac brandy, distilled essence of bitter orange, and sugar, containing 40% alcohol. It is commonly consumed "neat" as a cordial or a digestif, and can be used in mixed drinks and desserts. Popular examples of the latter include crêpes Suzette and crêpes au Grand Marnier.

Liqueur

A liqueur or cordial is an alcoholic drink composed of spirits and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged, beyond a resting period during production, when necessary, for their flavors to mingle.

Orange (colour)

Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. The human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, produced by mixing yellow and red. In the RGB colour model, it is a tertiary colour. It is named after the fruit of the same name.

orange

Noun

1. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
2. Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.

Adjective

1. Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

liqueur

Noun

1. A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

Verb

1. to flavor or treat (wine) with a liqueur
2. to top up bottles of sparkling wine with a sugar solution