Who loves these wonderful berries? I have two floating in my Old Fashion right now.
Luxardo
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Who pays $20 for cherries? ? Moi, hell yes!!
I love them........... A bit pricey, but worth the extra cost.
I love them, but would love to hear of a comparable option that's more affordable.
There are plenty of great cherries out there. This may sound crappy, but only you know which are best.
Here are a few options
Peninsula Premium
Traverse City Premium
Woodford Reserve
Filthy Black Amarena Cherries
Dashfire Egbert’s Cocktail Cherries
I love Old Fashionds. The one I’m drinking tonight has habanero bitters and Peninsula Cherries.
I can’t show a picture because my glass has a political statement.
A big fan of the Luxardo cherries! The only cherries to touch my Manhattans. I occasionally include a small amount of the juice to sweeten up a rye Manhattan??
I used to work in a cherry-packing plant near Traverse City during the summer while I was in college. I no longer eat maraschino cherries -- of any variety. The best cherries are used for pie fillings, the worst are used for juice, the in-between cherries are made into maraschinos. They are well-formed with a pit but are usually still green or maybe just starting to tint red, they get pitted and off to a vat of red dye (#2?) and other nasty chemicals there, they are transformed into maraschino. Wasn't a very pleasant smell either.
I bought some of the Luxardo liqueur but have not had the time to attempt a clone yet.
We make our own. We have a friend how cultivates cherries. Something like this... just to get an idea... Skip the Chemical-Filled Jar and Make Homemade Maraschino Cherries - https://www.thespruceeats.com/homemade-maraschino-cherries-recipe-1807878
My wife loves fresh cherries. She can eat a pound of them at a go. I've never been much on cherries, except maybe in the occasional pie. In cocktails, never been my thing. If I am ever offered a Manhattan, and cherries are part of it, I'll give 'em a try. I like the jar.
At one time, the food dye used in processed cherries was condemned as a carcinogen, but I think that dye has been long since banned and/or discarded, so cherry on. I think that was in the cheap grocery store brands anyway. People were especially concerned about the non-alcoholic kids' cocktails with cherries, that were popular in the fifties ... if you can imagine that. Sort of a bubble pipe in the cocktail realm.
At one time, the food dye used in processed cherries was condemned as a carcinogen, but I think that dye has been long since banned and/or discarded, so cherry on. I think that was in the cheap grocery store brands anyway. People were especially concerned about the non-alcoholic kids' cocktails with cherries, that were popular in the fifties ... if you can imagine that. Sort of a bubble pipe in the cocktail realm.
Luxardo is absolutely a top cheery for a Manhattan. But, there are others that come near to such greatness.
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Fabbri Amarena Cherries from Italy Candied in Rich Amarena Syrup
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Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherries
Trader Joe’s used to have these, from Germany I believe, alas no longer. Wish I had an Aldi near by?
I love them in a Cherry Limeade like they make down at Sonic.
Amarena cherries work great. Sometimes Trader Joe's sells them under their own label - a real steal!