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As kids, our favorite part of going out to a restaurant was ordering a Shirley Temple – with extra cherries, of course. And though we loved those neon red, super-sweet maraschino cherries when we were little, these days, the cloying sweetness gets to be a bit much, and let’s be honest – they don’t even really taste like cherries. That’s why we love Luxardo cherries. We’re in good company: Giada De Laurentiis uses Luxardo cherries in her recipes, too. But these luxurious cherries come with a large price tag. So when we heard that two-packs of Luxardo cherries were being sold at Costco for a major steal, we had to spread the word.
The first time we had a cocktail with a Luxardo cherry in it instead of a regular maraschino, it changed everything. Luxardo cherries are cherries candied in Luxardo marasca cherry syrup, which has a sweet-tart cherry flavor. The cherries themselves retain their dark purple-red color, and instead of being a ball of mush, they actually have a bit of bite to them. The syrup itself is full of flavor, too, and it can be used as an ingredient in cocktails or even as a drizzle over ice cream or pound cake – it’s that good.
From an Old Fashioned to a Shirley Temple, any drink will taste better when you upgrade your cherries.
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