marasca cherry


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Noun1.marasca cherry - Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueurmarasca cherry - Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur
maraschino cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, marasca
Prunus cerasus, sour cherry, sour cherry tree - rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
marasca - small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made
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Maraschino cherries get their name from a cherry native to that region, the marasca cherry, which is preserved in a locally produced cherry liqueur called maraschino.
Saunders--for whom no cocktail detail is too small--uses Luxardo brand maraschino cherries imported from Italy, a product still made with the indigenous marasca cherry.
Glam garnishes: it's time to start thinking outside the traditional garnish tray to enhance flavor and add flair to today's cocktails

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