Curaçao is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, 60 miles off the coast of Venezuela. It is home to one of the most spectacular beaches in the world in the district of Band’abou.

The Spanish settled on the island of Curaçao in the early 16th century and planted Seville orange trees but they did not thrive in the constant sun and dry climate. Legend has it that the Portuguese sailors on expedition were cured of scurvy after eating the indigenous citrus fruits and the island’s name, therefore, may have been derived from the Portuguese word ‘coraçao’ which means ‘healing’.

References of the different colours of the Curaçao liqueur are found from the early 1920’s and are often used in cocktail recipes, blue being the most popular due to it reflecting the beautiful blue of the Caribbean Sea and evokes thoughts of a tropical vacation.

Inspired by Paris and its iconic quarter St Germain des Prés, Robert J. Cooper launched St Germain liqueur in 2007 made with fresh elderflowers, handpicked every spring. Each bottle contains up to a thousand carefully selected flowers.

This daiquiri-style cocktail combines spirits developed over the centuries from the old (Curaçao 1527) to the young (St-Germain 2007) and the inbetween (overproof 63% Wray Nephews developed in 1825). The St-Germain and the Wray Nephews have matching notes of citrus and pear and are complimented with the bitter sweetness of the Curaçao and the tang of a tot of fresh lime. #ChristmasGift