Ferrand Dry Curaçao

Product of: France

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A French-style dry curaçao built on Laraha bitter orange peel, sweet orange and lemon peel, a vegetal infusion of grilled almonds, prunes, vanilla and spice, lightly toasted cane sugar, French brandy and Ferrand Cognac, rested in French oak.

Launched in 2012 after Cognac Ferrand's innovative owner, Alexandre Gabriel, and drinks historian David Wondrich had worked their way through the archives and more than forty trial recipes.

With just 180 grams of sugar per litre, this is a truly "dry curaçao".

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 31/08/2026

Appearance:

Clear, bright golden amber

Aroma:

Mandarin (small sweet orange) zest with lemon zest and vanilla influenced stewed fruit.

Taste:

Slightly sweet, but beautifully balanced and far from cloying. Intense zesty orange with vanilla, rosewater-like floral flavours, delicate cinnamon and black pepper spice.

Aftertaste:

Long, cleansing, zesty orange with velvety vanilla and enlivening spice.

Overall:

As the name suggests, this curaçao is "dry", and the minimal sugar content may mean that cocktail recipes designed with a sweeter curaçao in mind are thrown a touch out of balance. That dryness makes this liqueur very quaffable when enjoyed neat as a nightcap.