Clement Creole Shrubb Liqueur D’Orange

I had not made my own Mai Tai's at home because orgeat syrup is just so hard to find. It must have orange flower water in it to qualify as orgeat instead of just plain almond syrup. I also had to look for a bottle of orange curacao, which is also hard to find these days, with the blue curacao dominating the market now. These two needs prompted my long trek to a very well stocked liquor store.

I could not find anything labeled Orange Curacao, but came across this Clement Creole Shrubb. It was a much better buy than a half bottle of Grand Marnier, which would have been my last resort choice. This liqueur is at least made with rhum agricole from Martinique instead of French Brandy. I also found a bottle of Monin Orgeat Syrup and a couple of other goodies.

This rhum/liqueur is much smoother than Gran Marnier, has a better orange flavor, and also has some West Indian spices thrown in. I bought it as a mixer, which is what it will get used for. At $28 for a 750 ml bottle, this was a bargain. This makes excellent Mai Tai's and Goombay Smashes!

A perfect Mai Tai calls for a half ounce of orange liqueur such as this, a quarter ounce of simple syrup, and a quarter ounce of orgeat syrup. Since this Creole Shrub is so intensely sweet, the temptation will arise to change the simple syrup to another quarter ounce of this one. Don't do it!!! The extra orange flavoring will screw up your Mai Tai for sure! After lots of trials, I have found that one ounce each of Appleton Reserve Blend and Sweet Crude Black Gold Single Harvest Rum work the best. If you can no longer find the Sweet Crude, then Depaz Cane Blue will work for the rhum agricole portion. The sixth ingredient is the lime juice.

Nice and harmony marriage between agricole and orange.

Lot of oranges in the nose followed by a lot of oranges on the plate. There are also some spices and hints of chocolate.
This one is not rum but liquer, but it is good. Fine for mixing or baking.
Good replacement for Pyrat XO
Works extraordinary in Mai tai

Sweet orange rhum and with a long and pleasant aftertast. I like it.

Sweet, decadent orange flavored liquor that is great enjoyed neat. Has similar traits with Pyrat and Grand Marnier.

Ce schrub est bon car tres doux.a 9
e a l habitation pourquoi sans priver.le cote orange est bien present et prend le sessus sur l alcool.un bon schrub.certains etant sur l orange amere celui la est sur la douceur.seul nemol on ne sent pas la specificite du rhum clement.contrairement a celui de bielle qui est le meilleur au monde car on reconnait bielle a travers le produit.

Szeretem az édes, likőrös ízeket, és kíváncsi voltam egy narancsos ízű rumra. Hát ez nem az. Én voltam a naiv, a címke nem hazudik. Ez tényleg inkább egy narancslikőr, amiben valahol mélyen, nálam hozzáértőbbek, talán megtalálják a rumot. Nekem csak cukor, alkohol és narancs, ebben a sorrendben. Ha egy minőségi, édes narancslikőrt keresel, hát hajrá, ha egy rumot narancsos aromákkal, akkor szerintem csalódni fogsz. Ráadásul nekem érzésre nagyon ipari aromás, mű ízt hagyott hátra. A Clément-et szeretem, ha rumot csinál, ez tisztán felejthető.

" narancshéjon áztatott agricole rumlikőr " szerintem ezt elég elolvasni, és máris összefut a nyál az ember szájában .hehe...meg azt is írják hogy : " egy pár fős társaság is pillanatok alatt a fenekére verhet " és ez is igaz, édes narancsos kényeztetés a toroknak és szájüregnek, Tisztán de koktélokba is remek, a csajok is odavannak érte !!

Replaces very well Cointreau or Grand Manier, even for the better! Can be used in cocktails like Mai Tai and many others. A bit too sweet for my taste to drink it "straight" but I'm not too much of a sweet tooth anyway, still the girls all seem to like it a lot ;)

Sirup artig sehr starker orangen Geschmack. Rhum Geruch liegt eher im Hintergrund. Geschmacklich ausgewogen