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Luxardo Maraschino Cherries
Known in Italy as "Marasche al frutto" (literally 'cherries to the fruit'), these are the Marasca cherries used by Luxardo for distilling its renowned...
John CARR
2nd June 2024 at 13:34
Not quite the same, but I enjoyed making my own from unsweetened morello cherries, marinated with 50% 2:1 sugar syrup and 25% each Armagnac and Luxardo liqueur, from memory. Not quite the intensity of flavour of the commercial ones, but I thought successful and a suitably aromatic and tasty garnish.
2nd June 2024 at 13:36
From memory, I left them to marinate for about 3 weeks in the fridge.