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Maraschino Liqueur

Cocktails with Maraschino Liqueur

Clear cherry-liqueur drinks — Last Word, Aviation, and Hemingway Daiquiris — not the red cocktail cherries in the garnish tray.

Maraschino liqueur is a dry, funky cherry distillate (often Luxardo), not grenadine and not the syrup from a cherry jar. These recipes taste wrong without it.

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Maraschino Liqueur cocktail FAQ

Is maraschino liqueur the same as cherry juice or grenadine?

No. It is a distilled liqueur. Grenadine is pomegranate syrup; cocktail cherries are a garnish. Keep maraschino as its own pantry bottle.

What can I mix once I buy a bottle?

Last Word (with gin and green Chartreuse), Aviation (gin, lemon, crème de violette), and both Hemingway Daiquiri variants with rum, lime, and grapefruit.