Luxardo Maraschino Original Liqueur 70cl

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During World War II, the only surviving member of the Luxardo family fled to Italy with a marasca sapling in tow; the liqueur has been produced in Padua ever since. uk requires consistent care for the products we review, ensuring that our assessments are always accurate and up to date. From the outset, however, Drioli Maraschino was subject to counterfeiting, a scourge which would plague the factory even after it closed in 1980, forcing its owners to take repeated legal action.

Cherry Heering is a very significant part of the Singapore Sling cocktail, which is famous throughout the world. Legacy of Excellence: Luxardo, with its vast orchards boasting over 30,000 exclusive Marasca cherry trees, continues to uphold its reputation through this liqueur. Tolomeo, Rita; Drioli, Francesco (1992), in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (41), Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Treccani, sub voce Drioli, Francesco, pp. Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox!

This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. In spring 2020, the sixth generation of the Luxardo family released its first gin in the United States, a London dry style that, combined with its famed pot-still-made liqueur, makes a lovely version of a Last Word. We can ensure that the product is well-tested with the help of our expertise, experts, and artificial intelligence technology.

Now on its third generation (its maraschino entered the world in 1865), Vergnano partners with local growers in Piedmont and is certified organic . On this point see: Francesca (Didi) Salghetti-Drioli, Echi delle vicende belliche nell' Archivio Salghetti-Drioli, in Acta Concordium, 4, supplemento a Concordi, 3, Rovigo 2007, cit.Maraschino has been a popular liqueur in the Dalmatia region of modern-day Croatia since medieval times. While the company has been making fruit liqueurs in Dijon, France, since 1874, the maraschino was added to the lineup only fairly recently, in 2001. What’s interesting about Maraschino Liqueur is that although it comes from cherries, it does not resemble its flavor. In the immediate post-war period the owners of the three most important distilleries, Vittorio Salghetti-Drioli, Giorgio Luxardo and Romano Vlahov, sought refuge in Italy and rebuilt their businesses in Mira, near Venice, Torreglia near Padua and Bologna respectively.

It comes from a variety of flavors such as almonds, apricots, and peaches with a consistent undertone of cherries and a distinct taste of almonds that resembles Maraschino liquer. You might think it would get lost in a Martinez, but its delicate charms and herbal notes tame the sweet vermouth and allow all of the cocktail’s ingredients to join each other in harmony. The bottles here range between 24% and 32% ABV, considerably less than most full-fledged spirits but enough to keep their candylike flavors an adults-only tipple. Giorgetta Bonfiglio-Dosio, Una famiglia, un'impresa, una città: La fabbrica di maraschino Francesco Drioli di Zara attraverso i documenti del suo archivio, in Archivio Veneto, serie V, vol.Taste them after a week or two to see if they are right for you - the longer you leave them, the richer and darker your syrup and the more infused with flavour the cherries will become.