Gabriel Boudier Curacao Bleu (Blue Curacao) Liqueur 25% 500ml

Brand: Gabriel Boudier

Release Name: Curaçao Bleu (Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Bartender Range)

Spirit Style / Type: French Citrus Liqueur (Triple Sec / Curaçao Style)

Composition: Distilled Bitter Orange Peels, Natural Flavouring, Sugar, Blue Colouring Agent

Age: Non-Vintage

Volume: 500ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 25.0%

Country: France

Region: Dijon, Burgundy

Production Method: Bitter Orange Peels Destemmed and Distilled in Stills Over 170 Years Old

Limited Edition: No (Gabriel Boudier's Standing Curaçao Bleu Release, Part of the Bartender Range)

Award Winner: Not independently confirmed with a specific competition score for this exact product at time of writing — Gabriel Boudier as a house holds multiple awards across its wider range, particularly for its Crème de Cassis de Dijon

Gabriel Boudier is a family-owned French liqueur house founded in 1874 in Dijon, originally established in the house of Fontbonne before Gabriel Boudier took over the business in 1909 and renamed it after himself. In 1936, following Boudier's death, his widow sold the house to Marcel Battault, whose family has steered Gabriel Boudier ever since — making it the only remaining independently owned liqueur producer among what were once more than 50 fruit liqueur houses in Burgundy. Renowned worldwide for its award-winning Crème de Cassis de Dijon, Gabriel Boudier uses only natural fruits, flowers and botanicals across its range, avoiding artificial flavours and colours, and continues to innovate through its cocktail-focused Bartender Range alongside classic, traditional expressions like this Chestnut Liqueur.

Curaçao takes its name from the island of Curaçao, part of the Netherlands Antilles, and traditionally uses the peels of the Laraha orange — a bitter variety derived from Seville oranges — a genuine, historic style Gabriel Boudier honours with real craft: the house destems and distils bitter orange peels in stills over 170 years old, a level of traditional equipment few modern producers still operate. That distillate is then carefully blended with natural flavouring, sugar and colouring to strike the balance of sweetness, finesse and bitterness the category is known for. It's the essential ingredient in a classic Blue Lagoon, and its striking, instantly recognisable blue colour makes it a genuine visual tool behind the bar — capable of tinting cocktails a vivid ocean blue while still delivering authentic, bittersweet orange flavour rather than being purely decorative. A must-have staple for any cocktail bar wanting to make classic tiki and tropical drinks, or simply add eye-catching colour to a Margarita or other citrus-forward serve.