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Luxardo Maraschino Originale
Liqueur

Luxardo Maraschino Originale

Origin
🇮🇹Italy
Strength32%
Price Tier
LIBRARIAN'S VERDICT

Indispensable. It is the ketchup of the cocktail world—a splash of this improves almost any gin or rum cocktail. It is funky, weird, and absolutely delicious.

The Library Note

Produced by the Luxardo family since 1821. Unlike sweet cherry liqueurs, this is distilled from the pits, fruit, and leaves of the sour Marasca cherry, then aged in ash wood vats. It is one of the few liqueurs that is distilled, not just infused, giving it a crystal clear color and a dry, sharp flavor.

Sommelier's Perspective

THE NOSE

Intense and funky. Roasted nuts, cherry jam, and dark chocolate.

THE PALATE

Sharp and dry-sweet. Flavors of kirsch, pine, and orange blossom.

THE FINISH

Long, floral, and slightly nutty.

Sensory Profile

SmokySweetComplexBitterFloral

THE PERFECT SERVE

The 'Aviation': 2 oz Gin, 0.5 oz Maraschino, 0.5 oz Lemon Juice, 0.25 oz Violette. The Luxardo provides the structural 'spine' of the drink, adding a level of depth that sugar syrup cannot recreate.

Composition

Neutral Grain Spirit
Juniper
Coriander
Angelica Root
Citrus Peel

EXPERT TECHNIQUE

Distilled from Marasca cherries (including pits), aged for 3 years in ash wood vats, sweetened with sugar.

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