Luxardo Maraschino Original Liqueur 70cl

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Francesco Drioli developed and perfected Giuseppe Carceniga's earlier innovative techniques for the distillation of Marasca cherries and in 1759 he founded the Fabbrica di Maraschino Francesco Drioli (Francesco Drioli Maraschino Factory). These delightful alcohol-infused cherries quickly became popular in Europe and the United States, where they were eaten as a delicacy and increasingly used as garnishes in the early days of the cocktail scene. The aroma, fresh and floral, is more akin to a delicate fruit brandy than a sweet liqueur, and that follows through in your mouth with its gentle lo-fi sweetness, balanced by the pleasantly bitter bite from the whole crushed, macerated and fermented marasca cherries procured from Croatia. In fact in 1877 the Duke of York (the future George V) and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the factory and accepted "with great pleasure a choice buffet" in the Salghetti-Drioli family home and purchased "more cases of rosolio and several jars of maraschino cherries" ( Il Dalmata, a. We can ensure that the product is well-tested with the help of our expertise, experts, and artificial intelligence technology.

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. The liquid and solids are distilled in copper pot stills and the "heart" (the middle of the distillate with the cleanest flavor) is rested in wooden vats made of ash. Luxardo would eventually move the distillery to northern Italy in 1947 but continues to use the original recipe.

In last few years, with the growth of the craft cocktail movement, Maraschino is regaining its former status. The region is also the main source for marasca cherries as they don't have quite the same taste when grown elsewhere.

On this point see: Giorgetta Bonfiglio Dosio, La fabbrica di maraschino Francesco Drioli (1759–1943), Inventario dell' Archivio, cit. The archive provides an unprecedented resource for historians and archivists from the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797 up until the transition of Zadar to Yugoslav sovereignty in 1947, covering the various periods of Austrian, French and Italian domination.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. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. Thankfully, the true Maraschino cherries survived Prohibition and are perfectly legal these days, and just as delicious as ever! The death of Vittorio Salghetti-Drioli, sixth and last heir of the Dalmatian branch of the historic founding family of the maraschino industry of Zadar, not only saw the extinction of this branch of the family, but also the end of the 200-year history of the Francesco Drioli factory, the oldest Italian liqueur company. 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.

To maintain the ideal alcohol content, neutral alcohol is added, after which the mixture is aged in oak vats, ensuring depth and character in every bottle.What’s more, it’s super easy to make your own at home, with fresh or sour cherries and free of all preservatives and food colouring. Cherry Harvesting Process: Each summer, Luxardo meticulously harvests marasca cherries at their prime. Around the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, the Luxardo distillery that produced the liqueur began selling cherries that had been candied in a syrup of Marasca cherry juice and sugar.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. I like it because it enhances the overall bland taste of vodka with cherries and adds a bold and tangy flavor to the overall dish.Some distilleries include other varieties of cherries or ingredients such as herbs, spices, and honey in their recipes, so you will notice a difference from one brand to another. Cherry Heering is a very significant part of the Singapore Sling cocktail, which is famous throughout the world.