583779 Tue Dec 30 05:24:37 -0800 2008 32 36 Spirits 0 4282296 I tried the Aviation cocktail with Plymouth gin, but it wasn't for me (I just don't like gin). What to do with the rest of the bottle? Tue Dec 30 05:24:38 -0800 2008 49051 momskitchen 1 4282306 I like it with just club soda. It's more of a light, refreshing drink that way rather than a get-you-plowed-before-dinner cocktail. Tue Dec 30 05:32:35 -0800 2008 4282296 130229 glowworm 2 4282481 Do a search over at the Cocktail Database: http://www.cocktaildb.com/index They list 211 recipes, 138 of which don't contain gin (and many that do, but in a supporting component, rather than base spirit, role). Should be a fun exploration into what ones might work for you. Tue Dec 30 06:54:03 -0800 2008 4282306 160067 Scortch 3 4283417 Hemingway Daiquiri: 1 oz grapefruit juice 1/2 oz lime juice 2oz white rum 1/2 oz Maraschino 1/2 oz simple syrup or 1/2 tsp sugar (to taste) Tue Dec 30 12:15:21 -0800 2008 4282481 16728 kenito799 4 4283534 This one sounds great! Thanks. Tue Dec 30 12:47:46 -0800 2008 4283417 49051 momskitchen 4 4425578 Update: My new favorite daiquiri, christened the Hemingway Derby Daiquiri: 1 oz orange juice 1/2 oz lime juice 1/2 oz Maraschino 2oz white rum The orange juice is sweet enough that you don't need to add any sugar. Refreshing and delicious! Tue Feb 17 12:20:41 -0800 2009 4283417 16728 kenito799 3 4283518 Already done that, Scortch. I want to know about drinks you've personally tried with Maraschino. Tue Dec 30 12:44:08 -0800 2008 4282481 49051 momskitchen 4 4285008 Martinez (gin, sweet vermouth, Maraschino, bitters). Preferably a nice sweet vermouth like Vya or Carpano Antica. Wed Dec 31 04:01:07 -0800 2008 4283518 13161 barleywino 4 4285406 Ah, there's the rub! And my personal failing in the maraschino department. I LOVE gin and so I'm sitting here wracking my brain for a recipe I enjoy that doesn't have it. Looks as if I need to poke around those recipes a bit to expand my experience! Can we leave this one at "I'll get back to you", momskitchen? Wed Dec 31 07:58:07 -0800 2008 4283518 160067 Scortch 4 4285961 Manhattan Cocktail No. 1 (from Savoy): 2 dashes maraschino (1/4 oz is good) 1 pony rye whiskey 1 wineglass vermouth (mixed -- i.e., both sweet and dry) 3 dashes angostura bitters Stir (Savoy says shake, but I disagree on that one), strain, and squeeze a piece of lemon peel over the top. It's a really tasty drink, and the maraschino gives it a bit of a funky undertone that I really like. Wed Dec 31 11:15:35 -0800 2008 4283518 65478 davis_sq_pro 1 4282471 Make brandied cherries! OK, you may have missed the southern hemisphere cherry season, but that's what I did a week or so ago. Our Costco had Chilean cherries, but they were gone when I went back just before Xmas. And you just have to live with the guilt about the carbon footprint of buying produce from so far away. My recipe is about 1/4 simple syrup (1:1), 1/4 Luxardo maraschino, and 1/2 brandy. Boil your jars, add the cherries and spices, fill to cover. Refrigerate. I also really like Gary Regan's Manhattan recipe from a while back, which had you use maraschino as a rinse for the glass. Tue Dec 30 06:50:42 -0800 2008 4282296 12626 ted 2 4282557 Yup cherries- great idea, ted! But do save some to try to find a cocktail that you enjoy- maraschino liqueur is such good stuff. Oh, and fancy this being on Chow at the same time as this query: http://www.chow.com/recipes/13739 Tue Dec 30 07:27:47 -0800 2008 4282471 160067 Scortch 3 4283530 I really have trouble with the chow recipe database when trying to access it from my computer. Anyone else have this problem? When I get into it, it just locks the machine up. What is the recipe? Tue Dec 30 12:47:11 -0800 2008 4282557 49051 momskitchen 2 4283524 As a Michigander, there's no way I could buy cherries grown anywhere but in my fair state. I'll save this idea for next cherry season, though, Ted. Thanks for the great idea! Tue Dec 30 12:45:28 -0800 2008 4282471 49051 momskitchen 3 4300889 FWIW, I've also made Brandy Crustas lately that I enjoyed. Oh, and the cherries may not be from MI, but they still taste really good after a couple weeks in the fridge. Tue Jan 06 10:43:27 -0800 2009 4283524 12626 ted 1 4283561 you can use it as a replacement for the sweet component of many cocktails, for an interesting variant - try using it instead of triple sec in any cocktail you like that uses it, for example. you will have the same balance, but a completely different flavor profile.... i know you said you don;t like gin - i used to feel the same way, until i started viewing gin as the best of the infused vodkas - gin is like vodka but better engineered for mixing! anyway i make this cocktail often: 1 1/2 oz gin (plymouth or hendricks) 1oz aperol 1oz maraschino liquer 1 oz lemon juice i suppose you could replace the gin w/ vodka or tequila pretty easily Tue Dec 30 12:55:28 -0800 2008 4282296 135229 thew 1 4284980 I'd also look for some European cocktail recipes which include cherry liquors. All the best bar work I've experienced using them has been on that continent. I had a barman at a London private club off Sloane St. spend 15 minutes working on some elaborate concoction that must've used a dozen different glasses and implements. It was the greatest cherry soda I've ever had, with the odd side effect of 12 oz. severely impacting my sense of balance, even though I'm a really big boy. Wed Dec 31 02:43:53 -0800 2008 4282296 252825 ottova 1 4286300 Try this old recipe for New Year's parties: Jefferson Davis Punch: 1.5 Pints of lemon juice 3.25 lbs. of sugar, dissolved in water 12 bottles of claret 1.5 bottles of sherry 0.5 bottle of brandy 0.5 pint of Jamaican rum 1 cup of Maraschino liqueur 3 bottles of ginger ale 6 bottles mineral water or soda Garnish with two lemons sliced thin; half of a cucumber sliced with peel on; one orange sliced. If too strong, water may be added till the quantity reaches 5 gallons. Best if made 24 hours before using, adding ice, the ginger ale and mineral water just before serving. Wed Dec 31 13:35:37 -0800 2008 4282296 252825 ottova 1 4287954 Try 1/3 maraschino, 1/3 green chartreuse and 1/3 brandy, stirred and strained. Thu Jan 01 12:39:18 -0800 2009 4282296 20717 sailormouth 1 4288432 Um, drink it? I put a dash in my Manhattans, but mostly I just drink a tiny little glassful with my after dinner coffee. The real Dalmation stuff isn't cloyingly sweet. Thu Jan 01 16:43:08 -0800 2009 4282296 41016 Meann 1 4298617 I know you said you don't like Gin, but..... ....you should really try a Last Word: 3/4 oz. Gin 3/4 oz. Lime Juice 3/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur 3/4 oz. Green Chartreuse Shake and strain. One of the best cocktails on the planet. Mon Jan 05 15:12:25 -0800 2009 4282296 53138 nola17 2 4356974 Slight tweak for the non-gin drinker is The Final Ward (from Phil Ward @ Death & Company): 3/4 oz rye 3/4 oz lemon juice 3/4 oz maraschino 3/4 oz green chartreuse Perfect balance. This has been my drink of choice over the last few months. However, I'd recommend trying it out at a bar, in case you don't like it. I'd hate for you to be stuck with a bottle of green chartreuse that you don't like in addition to the bottle of maraschino you're trying to work through. Sun Jan 25 17:06:56 -0800 2009 4298617 154120 jacobdev 3 4363090 Sounds like a good combination, especially since the original poster said (s)he doesn't like gin... But yeah, chartreuse is definitely a "try before you buy" kind of spirit, especially since it's so expensive. I wish that I could find half-bottles in my area. $47 for a 750 is pretty steep. Tue Jan 27 13:55:19 -0800 2009 4356974 243219 craigasaurus 3 4363970 Thanks for the formula. I'm sipping it right now. It's surprisingly un-Chartreuse-y, for a drink with such a high percentage of Chartreuse. Agreed, it's very well balanced and quite tasty. I prefer it over the gin version (and I like gin!) Edit: I thought I was sipping it. It might be a bit too well-balanced. I just looked down and noticed that it disappeared from my glass at an alarming rate. Oh well, off to make another! Tue Jan 27 18:57:46 -0800 2009 4356974 65478 davis_sq_pro 2 4949248 I tried The Last Word last night. It was good but the chartreuse seemed to dominate a bit too much, so I think I'll try cutting it back by a third. I got the chartreuse for $40 from klwines.com. Sat Aug 15 14:12:33 -0700 2009 4298617 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 4316608 I like fruit liquors drizzled over cheesecake. Sun Jan 11 13:50:28 -0800 2009 4282296 60617 rednyellow 1 4370647 Don't know if you're a bourbon fan, but I made a Fancy Free the other day - 2 oz of bourbon, .5 oz of Maraschino, and 2 dashes each of Orange and Angostura bitters, stirred and strained into a cocktail glass. It was nice, though I used a higher proof bourbon thinking I would need something to counteract the strength of the Maraschino flavor and that was probably a mistake. It would most likely be better with a smooth 80 proof bourbon. Thu Jan 29 14:55:40 -0800 2009 4282296 111905 skb104 1 4373741 I had what was listed as a Pink Diamond the other night at a restaurant, came home to make it myself, and found some Maraschino liqueur in the liquor cabinet left behind by my landlady. I don't know the exact proportions, since it was served at a restaurant. Vodka Peach Schnapps Maraschino cherry liqueur (not much) Pineapple juice maraschino cherry for garnish This was (except for the garnish) shaken with ice in a cocktail mixer, then strained into a martini glass. Yummy! Fri Jan 30 13:33:57 -0800 2009 4282296 237929 tracylee 2 4374278 Was the drink actually pink? If so, I suspect they used the juice from the maraschino cherries, which is not the same as the liqueur... Fri Jan 30 16:47:03 -0800 2009 4373741 65478 davis_sq_pro 3 4374531 It was actually kind of murky. I was doing it at home without the liqueur and it tasted just as good. It was later that I found the bottle of liqueur in the closet. My landlady left behind an interesting assortment of stuff. OH! Never mind, I just looked and what I have is syrup, which is bright red. That's what I get for posting from work where I'm nowhere near the liquor closet. Fri Jan 30 19:08:02 -0800 2009 4374278 237929 tracylee 1 5199502 One of my favorite drinks is something called the Tennessee (or so the bar in the Rialto in Cambridge calls it). It's rye, maraschino liqueur, and lemon juice, more or less 1:1:1. It's refreshing, not cloying, and packs a punch. Sat Nov 21 22:59:45 -0800 2009 4282296 1120151 mlle_mustard 2 5201132 If you like this, try adding Yellow Chartreuse (making it a 1:1:1:1 ratio). I've heard it called both a Final Ward and a Refined Speech - it's hard to keep track of all these Last Word variations. Sun Nov 22 19:15:51 -0800 2009 5199502 22331 dfan 3 5203363 I usually see it w/ green chartreuse. Not that yellow wouldn't be nice as well--a bit sweeter, less intense. Maybe a good drink for earlier in the evening, to be followed by the full-force version later? Mon Nov 23 14:30:19 -0800 2009 5201132 65478 davis_sq_pro