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Last weekend I told you about the magnificent Rhum Clément Creole Shrubb Curacao orange liqueur. For our Friday Happy Hour I would like to give you some cocktail recipes using Creole Shrubb and the fine Clément Rhums.

Luxury Experience's Créole Creamsicle
(from Luxury Experience magazine)
1 3/4 oz. Rhum Clément V.S.O.P.
3/4 oz. Rhum Clément Liqr>ueur Créole Shrubb
1 3/4 oz. freshly squeezed orange juice
1/3 cup vanilla ice cream
6ice cubes
freshly grated nutmeg
orange twist, for garnish
Pour all ingredients except the nutmeg and the orange twist in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into a margarita glass and sprinkle with a light dusting of nutmeg, and garnish with an orange twist.

Rhum Clément Creole Shrubb liqueur is 40%abv. / 80 proof. It is a Curacao orange liqueur produced and estate bottled at Habitation Clément in Martinique, and it has only recently become available in the US.

It has a medium light body to it and is a light orange gold in color. The aroma is an intoxicating blend of Curacao orange peels and musky Rhum Agricole, with a touch of exotic tropical spices.

The taste is much less sweet than similar orange liqueurs and very smooth on your tongue. It has a deliciously sharp and slightly bitter orange zest flavor that wakes up your palate immediately. I find that there is a complex, and quite different orange flavor than I have experienced with other orange liqueurs. It is tart and tangy, as well as full and round. The bitter orange is balanced nicely with the sweetness from pure, freshly crushed, sugar cane syrup and a sprinkle of Caribbean spices. The whole liqueur is carried on a solid base of fine, dry, wood aged rum. It has an extraordinarily long finish, rich with the essence of orange, rum, wood tannins, and just the barest hint of spice that lasts and lasts.

Creole Shrubb is one of the most enjoyable liqueurs I have ever experienced. I hope you get the chance to as well.