584481 Fri Jan 02 11:32:39 -0800 2009 19 12 Boston Area 0 4290133 Swear I saw a recent thread on this topic, but search turned up nothing. I had a Luxardo Amaretto at Eastern Standard recently and dang if it wasn't a ton better that DiSaronno. Less sweet, more subtle, complex, and heck Amaretto-y. Does anyone know a Boston area liquor store with a good stock of Luxardo products. If the Amaretto is that good I might as well stock up. Fri Jan 02 11:32:40 -0800 2009 10169 StriperGuy 1 4290147 I've found that the Luxardo Maraschino is easier to come by than the Amaretto. I think I saw both products at the Blanchard's in JP the other day. (I scored some Zwack Unicum there, myself). Fri Jan 02 11:40:19 -0800 2009 4290133 10143 MC Slim JB 2 4290213 I've seen Luxardo maraschino, and their cherries, at Martignetti's within the past week. Didn''t see the amaretto, but I wasn't looking at amarettos at all, so for all I know it was there. Fri Jan 02 12:02:52 -0800 2009 4290147 18512 Allstonian 1 4290324 The liquor store at the Fresh Pond mall (next to Whole Foods) has Luxardo Maraschino, and I remember seeing a few different Amarettos there though I don't recall if Luxardo was one of them. Fri Jan 02 12:41:46 -0800 2009 4290133 22331 dfan 2 4290479 I've seen some of that stuff at Brix in the South End Fri Jan 02 13:52:11 -0800 2009 4290324 45745 wittlejosh 3 4290591 Yeah, I got the Maraschino at Brix a few weeks ago. Marty's has it too ... as well as Peychaud's! Fri Jan 02 14:30:51 -0800 2009 4290479 164702 wrenhunter 2 4297004 I checked this weekend while I was there. No Luxardo amaretto (they had three other amarettos, though, including the DiSaronno of course) but they did have Luxardo limoncello. Mon Jan 05 07:35:11 -0800 2009 4290324 22331 dfan 1 4296785 Got a great deal on the Luxardo Maraschino at Marty's in Newton the other day. 1 bottle luxardo and two jars of the yummy cherries. The cherries sell for $15 to $20 a jar, and the liquor is about $30. The package was $39.00. great deal, and the cherries will blow you away. Mon Jan 05 05:35:08 -0800 2009 4290133 203280 kimfair1 2 4306528 We made a special trip over to the Newton Marty's tonight to see if they had any more of this deal. There were six left after we bought ours. I can't recommend the trip more highly: seriously, you're basically getting a jar and a half of the cherries for free. Cannot beat it. Thu Jan 08 00:03:15 -0800 2009 4296785 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 3 4306613 Agreed! That was my Christmas present to myself this year! As for the amaretto, I don't know for sure if Marty's Newton has it in stock, but I do know that they had a slew of the other Luxardo products, Triple Sec, etc. Give 'em a call (or use the Maraschino deal as an excuse...). BTW, I'll have to check out the amaretto myself as my DiSoranno is getting low.... Thanks! Thu Jan 08 04:16:33 -0800 2009 4306528 160067 Scortch 3 4307001 Cool, thanks. I did hit the Marty's in Brighton and they had some Luxardo products, but not the cherries deal. Sounds like I need to schedule a trip to Marty's Newton. Thu Jan 08 07:33:17 -0800 2009 4306528 10169 StriperGuy 4 4307037 I have never had time to just block out an hour and go into the Newton Marty's to wander the aisles. It's about three times the size of our Marty's, and looks endlessly fascinating. Thu Jan 08 07:46:21 -0800 2009 4307001 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 5 4307080 Yeah the Newton Marty's blows the Allston Marty's away in terms of stock and choices. I'm glad everyone got the deal, those cherries are really to die for. I use them in any drink that calls for a maraschino cherry. You'll never eat another red dyed piece of junk again. Thu Jan 08 07:57:02 -0800 2009 4307037 203280 kimfair1 5 4310456 Though I haven't yet taken advantage of it, from my understanding the Marty's in Allston can have stuff transferred from Newton as kind of a special order. So if you know that they have particular product (such as Marie Brizzard Apry) in Newton... I don't know if they tack any additional $ onto this at all, but it is an option if you have a tough time getting to Newton but have a familiarity with their stock. Fri Jan 09 07:29:35 -0800 2009 4307037 160067 Scortch 4 4307759 Having never made the trip to the Newton Marty's, I took the plunge to grab the Maraschino deal. I also checked - they DO have Luxardo Amaretto on the shelf. And tons of other stuff - what a selection. And what high prices (compared with what Blanchards JP carries, at least...). Thanks for the tip! Thu Jan 08 10:53:25 -0800 2009 4307001 61374 natecsd 3 4307043 Thanks for the tip - just called and was told no problem on the inventory level of the deal - currently 8 on the shelf and an unopened case in the back. Thu Jan 08 07:47:46 -0800 2009 4306528 10399 rlh 1 4310869 Maraschino Liquor reconsidered: Was at Eastern Standard last night and finally had an Aviation Cocktail... my reaction... eh. Just not that exciting to me. I even asked the bartender for a taste of the straight Maraschino liquor. I thought it would be much more cherry kirsch like and less perfumey. I like some perfumey things, notably Howards Violet Chewing gum, but the Maraschino did not rock me. That said had the Luxardo Amaretto again and it is so tasty. Way prefer it's subtler drier taste to the (what I now see as) almost cloyingly sweet taste of DiSaronno. That said, those Luxardo cherries do sound good. Will definitely pick up a bottle of the Luxardo Amaretto sooner or later. I have this taste for an Amaretto sour made with the Luxardo, not too much lemon, it would be awesome. Fri Jan 09 09:22:33 -0800 2009 4290133 10169 StriperGuy 2 4311080 Eastern Standard makes their own Maraschino liquer, I believe. I have noticed that the Luxardo has a much stronger flavor. I really like the ES Aviation, but had to really decrease the amount of Luxardo to approximate the taste, compared to how much maraschino liquer they put in at ES. Fri Jan 09 10:11:19 -0800 2009 4310869 203280 kimfair1 3 4311353 They used Luxardo in mine. Saw them pour it. Though later they did give me a taste of some other Maraschino in a generic looking bottle. Might have been the house-bottled. Did not really care for that either. Fri Jan 09 11:57:43 -0800 2009 4311080 10169 StriperGuy 2 4311241 I agree about the Aviation - try a Refined Speech as an alternative - more gin, lemon instead of lime juice - more complex and better balanced IMHO - Misty at Drink made a memorable one for me a couple of weeks ago. Fri Jan 09 11:30:27 -0800 2009 4310869 10399 rlh