Today's pickup: Dry Curaçao “Tropical,” which joins the original and Yuzu Late Harvest in Ferrand’s lineup. What makes it tropical? Rather than the grape distillate of the original, it's built on rum from the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados. No great surprise there, given their shared owner.

How is it? To my palate, the original DC is rich and vanilla-forward, while this one is brighter and pops a tad more. It even brings to mind an orange creamsicle. The difference is quite noticeable to someone experienced in tasting liqueurs.

I predict it'll be an interesting new addition to the world of orange liqueurs, e.g., Cointreau, Grand Marnier, etc...

No idea when or where this will be available just yet. I just saw it and grabbed it.