The iconic Italian liqueur in a typical straw coated bottle! It is made from the marasca, a sour cherry variety exclusively cultivated by Luxardo.
Girolamo Luxardo S.p.A. is an Italian liqueur factory. Founded in Zadar, it moved to Torreglia near Padua after 1945. The company's current products include a variety of liqueurs and similar products (Maraschino, Sangue Morlacco, Sambuca, Amaretto, Grappa, Passione Nera, Slivovitz, Luxardo Fernet, etc.) as well as other baking related products, such as liqueur concentrates, fruit syrups, and jams. Luxardo products are sold in about 70 countries worldwide. The distillery employs approximately 45 people, as well as roughly 100 salespeople throughout Italy. The 6,800-square-metre (73,000 sq ft) distillery is capable of producing 6,000 bottles per hour. In 2010, it produced a pre-tax profit of €16 million.
Its distinctive flavor comes from the Marasca cherries and honey, and the crushed cherry pits lend an almond-like flavor. The distillate is allowed to mature for two years in ashwood vats and is then diluted and sugared. Serve neat or on the rocks as an after-dinner drink, with iced tonic water, or in a variety of cocktails.
