🥃 Senior & Co Curaçao 40% Triple Sec
Stronger colourless line of Senior & Co, launched in 2019: 40% ABV (80 proof), 750 ml bottle.
Senior & Co Curaçao 40% Triple Sec is the stronger colourless line of Senior & Co. It was launched in 2019 as a continuation of the company’s “true” curaçaos. The strength is 40% ABV (80 proof), sold in a 750 ml bottle. According to the producer, the liqueur has a fuller body and a pronounced orange flavour and aroma.
According to Curaçao Chronicle, the company presented the novelty in January 2019 at the Chobolobo estate. The publication writes that it is made to the same recipe used since 1896 for colourless curaçao. The process is described on the producer’s website: laraha peel is steeped with spices in a copper still, then distilled and filtered. The page does not specify a separate technology for this line.
Why this matters to you. The producer suggests drinking it as an aperitif or digestif with coffee, and also in cocktails that need a strong orange flavour. A distributor called it a stronger alternative to the 31% version. Because of the higher strength, portions and proportions will differ. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Year founded | 2019 (presentation in January 2019); recipe dates from 1896 |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, cat. 32 (liqueur): from 15% vol. |
| EU category | 32 — liqueur |
| Raw material | dried laraha peel, spices, cane spirit, sugar, water |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% vol. (80 proof) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Senior & Co Curaçao 40% Triple Sec → kind of → 🍸 Liqueurs → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Curaçao Senior & Co, 🍸 Liqueurs
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Senior & Co Blue Curaçao, 🥃 Senior & Co Orange Curaçao, 🥃 Senior & Co Red & Green Curaçao, 🥃 Senior & Co Curaçao 31% Triple Sec, 🥃 Senior & Co Blue Curaçao, 🥃 Senior & Co Orange Curaçao, 🥃 Senior & Co Red & Green Curaçao, 🥃 Senior & Co Curaçao 31% Triple Sec, 🥃 Grand Marnier
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that this is a completely different liqueur from the 31% version?
According to Curaçao Chronicle, no: it is the same recipe used since 1896, but with 40% ABV instead of 31%.
When was it launched?
In January 2019, at the Chobolobo estate in Salin.
What bottles is it sold in?
According to the producer’s website, 750 ml; the 375 ml bottle is mentioned only for the 31% version.
What to read next
- 🥃 Senior & Co Blue Curaçao — Blue line of Senior & Co: orange liqueur made from laraha peel, 31% ABV; the flavour is the same as in the colourless version.
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🥃 Grand Marnier — French orange liqueur based on cognac, created in 1880 by the Marnier-Lapostolle family; now owned by the Campari Group.
- 🥃 Senior & Co Orange Curaçao — Orange line of Senior & Co: derived from the colourless Triple Sec with dye; 31% ABV, made from laraha peel.
Similar
🥃 Senior & Co Blue Curaçao · 🥃 Senior & Co Orange Curaçao · 🥃 Senior & Co Red & Green Curaçao · 🥃 Senior & Co Curaçao 31% Triple Sec · 🥃 Midori Melon Liqueur · 🥃 Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Senior & Co: Curaçao 40% Triple Sec (launched 2019; 40 % ABV, 80 proof, 750 ml)
- Curaçao Chronicle: Senior & Co expands their portfolio with a 40% Triple Sec (23.01.2019; recipe since 1896; launch at Chobolobo)
- Senior & Co: The distillation process (laraha peels, spices, copper still, ~17 days by hand)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I, category 32 (liqueur: min. 15 % ABV)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)