Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur (75cl, 32%)

An Italian cherry liqueur distilled from whole Marasca cherries, bottled at 32% ABV in a 750ml format. The Luxardo distillery was established in 1821 and relocated to Torreglia in Veneto after World War II. The family cultivates its own Marasca sour cherry orchards and uses the whole fruit. Cherries are infused in larch wood vats for two to three years, then distilled, and the spirit is aged for 12 to 18 months in Finnish ash wood vats. The nose shows Marasca cherry, cherry stone, roasted almond, floral lift and alcohol warmth. The palate is sweet and silky, with cherry compote, almond, vanilla, dark chocolate and orange marmalade. The finish lingers with cherry preserve sweetness and a dry, stone-fruit bitterness, leaving a delicate rosewater and almond echo.