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Maraschino (/ ˌ m ær ə ˈ s k iː n oʊ,-ˈ ʃ iː-/ MARR-ə-SKEE-noh, - SHEE-, Italian: [maraˈskiːno]) is a liqueur obtained from the distillation of Marasca cherries.The small, slightly sour fruit of the Marasca cherry tree (Prunus cerasus var. marasca), which grows wild along parts of the Dalmatian coast in Croatia, lends the liqueur its unique aroma.
First served at the Detroit Athletic Club bar around 1916, the Last Word is made with an equal-parts combination of gin, Green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime juice.The resulting mix of ...
Luxardo Amaretto. Girolamo Luxardo S.p.A. is an Italian liqueur factory. Founded in Zara, it moved to Torreglia near Padua after 1945.. The company's current products include a variety of liqueurs and similar products (Maraschino, Sangue Morlacco, Sambuca, Amaretto, Grappa, Passione Nera, Slivovitz, Luxardo Fernet, etc.) as well as other baking related products, such as liqueur concentrates ...
Together they formed l' industria del maraschino di Zara (the maraschino industry of Zadar). [ 1 ] After the Second World War the historic factories, including all usable equipment, were nationalized and unified into a single enterprise which eventually gave rise to a new factory called Maraska, located in the former Luxardo premises.
Many a liquor connoisseur has compared it to the high-end Grey Goose — in part because it's made in the same distillery — but get this: It outranks the higher-end brand in most face-offs.
Dating back to the late 1800s, a Martinez is made up of gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liquor, and bitters. "This martini predecessor has such a storied history in the cocktail canon.
The name maraschino originates from the marasca cherry of Dalmatian origin [6] and the maraschino liqueur made from it, in which marasca cherries were crushed and preserved after being pickled. [7] Whole cherries preserved in this liqueur were known as "maraschino cherries". [8] This had been a local means of preserving the fruit in Dalmatia. [7]
The whiskey-based Manhattan is one of five cocktails named for a New York City borough. It is closely related to the Brooklyn cocktail, [3] which uses dry vermouth and Maraschino liqueur in place of the Manhattan's sweet vermouth, and Amer Picon in place of the Manhattan's angostura bitters.