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What do I do with maraschino cherry liqueur?

I've had it a couple times in a cocktail called (I think) The Aviator, but I found it a bit perfumey. Any knock-out drinks using this ingredient? Any brand better than the others (though I've only seen one in WA's state stores)?

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  • Kathy_casey_02_small
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    Robert covered this question well and gave some great drink examples.

    When fresh cherries are in season I like to incporate this liqueur in a fresh cherry mojito.

    Here is another drink that I made up using Maraska:

    Luxe
    2 oz Knobb Creek or other bourbon
    1 oz Amaro Nonino
    1 oz Maraska Maraschino liqueur
    1 dash Angostura Bitters
    Garnish: long lemon twist
    Measure Knobb Creek, Amaro and Maraska into a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and then stir vigorously with a bar spoon.Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

    Enjoy! - Kathy

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  • Test_small
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    There are a few different brands of Maraschino Liqueur, Luxardo and Maraska being the most common and popular. Maraschino was one of those ingredients which appeared with some regularity in the older cocktails, but for a long time was very difficult to find here in the states, and so when it finally made its way back in during the late 90's the cocktail geeks were all abuzz about it.

    The product is completely different from the "syrup" found in jars of maraschino cherries, and so it really wouldn't replace the grenadine that is normally used to make a Shirley Temple. It also isn't the same as a cherry liqueur, and so it isn't a substitute for Cherry Herring, which is the cherry liqueur used in a Singapore Sling.

    Perhaps the most popular cocktail which uses it is the "Aviation" (which you've apparently already had), for which the recipe is

    2 ounce gin
    1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
    1/4 ounce lemon juice

    (and it's now becoming popular to add a couple dashes of creme de violette, a long lost ingredient that was part of the original recipe for this drink, which has just recently come back to the states)

    Another drink which has a popular following is the Last Word, which is fairly similar:

    1/2 ounce gin
    1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
    1/2 ounce Chartreuse
    1/2 ounce lime juice

    But you were wanting something different, how about a Bourbon Crusta?

    2 ounce bourbon whiskey
    1/2 ounce triple sec
    1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
    1/2 ounce lemon juice
    2 dash orange bitters

    I've got several other recipes which utilize Maraschino Liqueur on my website here:

    http://drinkboy.com/Spirits/Default.aspx?itemid=17

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  • Flippers_1396443c_small
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    Not a cocktail, but you can use it to help make a clafouti.

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  • Gold-head_small
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    You can have it in a Singapore Sling. But honestly, I had a bottle of that stuff for fifteen years with just a tablespoon out of it, and eventually poured it down the sink. I don't like cough syrup much.

    The "best" is Heering, Cherry Heering, but it's so vile I think the cheap-o De Kuypers is good enough.

    I'm sure somebody likes it!

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  • Doorbells_002_small
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    Make shirley temple cocktails for all your friends the next time they come over, and see which one gets smashed first!

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