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Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
Luxardo Maraschino is aged for two years in white Finnish ashwood vats before being put in bottles encased in hand-plaited straw - originally to make transportation...
Jan Kochanowski
16th July 2022 at 19:25
How is this liqueur crystal clear when it is made of cherries?
19th July 2022 at 07:59
Hi Jan, after the cherries (stalks and all) have been infused with alcohol, the infusion is matured in Larch wood vats and then distilled - resulting in a clear liquid - before being rested in Finnish ash wood vats and then blended with sugar and water. You can find out more about Luxardo production from this page https://www.diffordsguide.com/producer/1181/girolamo-luxardo/production