384491 Sat Mar 24 10:41:08 -0700 2007 15 18 Manhattan 0 2417141 Looking for Marasca cherries from the brand/company Luxardo. I'm beginning to think they don't sell them in the US. Anyone have any luck? Or...find/make anything comparable? All for the sake of a good Manhattan cocktail. Sat Mar 24 10:41:08 -0700 2007 84192 mms 1 2418519 I've never even heard of them. Finding their liqueur was a bit of chore, but I did mange to do that a few years ago (Park Ave wines ordered it for me.). You can try calling Buon Italia (in the Chelsea Market), DiPalo and "Dom's" on Lafayette St. If no luck there, try the outer boroughs board - you might conceivably dig them up in Brooklyn or the Bronx. Sun Mar 25 04:30:06 -0700 2007 2417141 11980 MikeG 2 2418523 Or you could try calling/emailing this importer to see if they distribute it for retail around here: http://www.preissimports.com/Spirits/html/selections_281.html Sun Mar 25 04:45:29 -0700 2007 2418519 11980 MikeG 3 2418999 I missed the substitute part. All of the places I mentioned carry at least one kind/brand of preserved cherries, but never having tastes the Luxardo marascas, I have no idea how they compare. Sun Mar 25 10:15:01 -0700 2007 2418523 11980 MikeG 2 2420628 Write Luxardo at their website and ask where they are in NY. There's a "contact us" link and an email address. Also use Google to search for marasche, which is the term Luxardo uses on their label. The New York Times wrote about them at http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E1D81431F937A35751C1A9639C8B63 Sun Mar 25 23:27:02 -0700 2007 2418519 18222 maria lorraine 2 2426938 I just found them at Corti Brothers in Sacramento. They have a wonderful mail order department. Item #1821: Luxardo Marasche al Frutto, $17.99, 360g jar. Just checked and this is not listed in the online catalog, but in the written catalog I just received today. The write-up is quite informative. Contact Corti Brothers at 1-800-509-3663, or email cortibros@sbcglobal.net. Website is http://www.cortibros.biz/ Tue Mar 27 16:53:58 -0700 2007 2418519 18222 maria lorraine 1 2418593 They are booze soaked cherries from Italy. Sun Mar 25 06:34:53 -0700 2007 2417141 85671 torontoscene 2 2426951 Actually, no booze. Just marasca cherry juice and sugar. Maraschino is the cherry liqueur produced by the same folks, also found at Corti Brothers (contact info above). $29.99/750ml Tue Mar 27 16:57:46 -0700 2007 2418593 18222 maria lorraine 1 2418696 Good luck.. I've been looking for these in NYC for a year now (for the same reason -- integral for a perfect Manhattan cocktail), to no avail. The bartender at Pegu, where I first had them, said you could get them at Dean & Deluca, but at least the one in Soho didn't carry them and they had no clue what I was talking about. Sun Mar 25 07:33:28 -0700 2007 2417141 85691 daclaw 2 2818198 HURRY! Dean & Deluca in SoHo has them in stock! Just bought 2 jars on Saturday. Mon Aug 06 11:30:34 -0700 2007 2418696 108191 saltysnack 1 2419018 Dean and Deluca does carry them, but it is hit or miss. A good substitute is to get the IQF frozen Washington state cherries from Whole Foods, put them in a mason jar and cover with maraschino. It's not exactly similar, as the cherries aren't as tart, but they are a passable substitute, and a lot cheaper. Sun Mar 25 10:24:12 -0700 2007 2417141 40841 fafner 2 2420793 >cover with maraschino.< ... as in the liqueur? Is that what the Luxardo brand uses with their cherries? Maraschino is such an unusual liqueur... I can't picture that -- I'd be more inclined to use bourbon/rye and a little sugar syrup to marinate the cherries. Mon Mar 26 05:13:20 -0700 2007 2419018 12436 danoots 3 2421501 I don't know if they use the liqueur itself, but the whole point is that the cherries are the same variety as those they use to make the liqueur. So while covering American cherries with bourbon is great stuff (with rye -> ugh, IMO), it's not likely to taste like marasche any more than any other generally "cherry" flavor. At least using Maraschino, you'll impart some of that specific flavor to the cherries. Personally, I'd be inclined to try sour cherries, since the Maraschino is so sweet itself - with Bings it might get a little cloying but those are hard to come by frozen around here. Mon Mar 26 09:41:22 -0700 2007 2420793 11980 MikeG 1 2419021 I *think* I just saw these in a Persian grocery store in L.A. called Rose Market (on Westwood). If you really don't find them elsewhere, might be worth a call to ask about sourcing. (I think they were the cherries you mention, not 100% certain.) Sun Mar 25 10:26:11 -0700 2007 2417141 40486 Cinnamon 1 2518531 Hi, We are the exclusive importer of the delicious Luxardo Marasca Cherries (Marasche al Frutto). We are working on getting them placed in numerous retail outlets nationwide - Dean and Deluca being one of them. If you travel to Brooklyn you can find them at LeNell's (718.360.0838) Thu Apr 26 14:24:37 -0700 2007 2417141 94481 preissimports 2 2521309 Thank you so much for taking the time to post here!! LeNell's here I come..... Fri Apr 27 12:35:02 -0700 2007 2518531 16895 Mickey Blue