Maraska Zadarski Maraschino Liqueur

Product of: Croatia

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This Croatian Maraschino is, says its maker's website, prepared according to a 16th century recipe from a pharmacist within a Dominican monastery. Its made from the distillate of Dalmatian marasca cherries. The brand, packaged in a straw-wrapped bottle, claims Napoleon favoured maraschino from Zadar

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 06/05/2014

Appearance:

Crystal clear

Aroma:

Cooked overripe cherries with vegetal tequila-like notes, dried banana chips, caramel shortbread, old leather and faint gammon ham.

Taste:

Syrupy and sweet but with black pepper alcohol bite, more than its 32% alc./vol. might suggest. Fresh cherry skins and cooked cherry with cinnamon and faint toasted almond. Lacks the floral notes found in some other maraschinos but has an authentic cherry flavour.

Aftertaste:

Long lasting almondy finish, cherry skin with mild nutmeg, cinnamon spice.