Guides and tasting notes

Cocktail Cherries Explained: Luxardo Maraschino Cherries vs the Bright Red Kind

Why a Luxardo Maraschino cherry is a different thing from the bright red candied kind, how Luxardo makes them from its own marasca cherries, and how to use them in cocktails and desserts.

Types of Liqueur Explained: What a Liqueur Is and How to Use It

What a liqueur actually is under Australian and European law, the named styles that carry real legal definitions (creme de, creme de cassis, maraschino, sloe gin, nocino, sambuca), the practical families from fruit and citrus peel through herbal, nut, coffee and cream, and which bottle to start with.